Help children affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places to be a child.
Afghan children and families are experiencing increasingly deteriorating living conditions since the Taliban seized power in August 2021. Decades of conflict have left the country on the brink of collapse and children are the ones paying the highest price.
On top of multiple existing challenges, on August 31st a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan. Early reports suggest that at least 622 people have been killed and over 1,500 injured, with many villages flattened and access hampered by landslides.
Multiple challenges including prolonged conflict, chronic poverty, a gender crisis and economic hardships have already collided to create one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world today. More than 22.9 million people, including 12.4 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
UNICEF is in Afghanistan working tirelessly to provide life-saving support to children and families affected by this crisis. But we can’t do it alone.
Your donation to the Afghanistan Emergency Fund will help rush urgent humanitarian aid to children and families, including:
- Emergency shelter supplies, blankets and warm clothes
- Treatment for severe acute malnutrition
- Vaccination against measles
- Safe water and sanitation supplies
- Learning for out-of-school children
- Support for frontline workers such as emergency responders, teachers and health care providers