My recent mission with WHO Regional Director HananBalkhyحنان بلخي to #Afghanistan is a testament to our commitment to #EndPolio in the region and globally.

Together, with all our partners, we will do all that's possible to reach every last child with lifesaving vaccines.

As I complete my first joint visit with @SanjayWijesekera, Regional Director for UNICEF South Asia, I am reminded of our strong partnership on #polio eradication and other health priorities in #Afghanistan and #Pakistan . As implementing partners, we are proud of the extraordinary…

This week, I accompanied UNICEF South Asia Regional Director Sanjay Wijesekera to the Indira Gandhi hospital in Kabul, where UNICEF Afghanistan's partnership w/ Asian Development Bank & World Bank South Asia enabled 20M Afghans, half of whom are #children , to access lifesaving health services last year.

Clean water is crucial for child survival. Thanks to flexible Global Thematic Funding, UNICEF Afghanistan can bring eco-friendly water facilities to communities like Sorobi in central Afghanistan, where a new water treatment plant is giving 9,000 people (4,000 children) safe access.

A real pleasure to engage w/ children accessing #protection and #psychosocial services at the child friendly center, a safe space, established by UNICEF Afghanistan & partners #ForEveryChild at the Torkham border in Eastern Afghanistan.

Each morning, these girls in eastern Afghanistan climb up a hill to get to their classroom. UNICEF Afghanistan & partners matches this resolve step for step to bring learning to every child.

Asian Development Bank EUinAfghanistan Global Partnership for Education Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan World Bank South Asia

Over half a million Afghans have returned since October 2023. Here in Torkham, @UnicefAfg is running a polio & routine immunization point #ForEveryChild crossing the border. It’s #HumanlyPossible to #EndPolio .

@poliofreeAfghanistan Polio Eradication Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Just back from Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, and deeply impressed by the commitment, competence, & compassion of my colleagues UNICEF Afghanistan #ForEveryChild .

Each & every one of my colleagues makes me proud to be a part of @UNICEF!!!

UNICEF GLOBAL STAFF ASSOCIATION UNICEF South Asia

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With thanks to the generous support from Rotary International, these 600 women are closing the gap on zero-dose children in Afghanistan, and improving health-seeking behaviours among women.

Ever wondered how much work happens behind the scenes to get life-saving vaccines to children?

Take a trip with Rihanna, a vaccinator from Jawzjan province.
#WorldImmunizationWeek

It was a pleasure to join Peteris Ustubs to sign a new partnership agreement btw UNICEF Afghanistan & EUinAfghanistan, yesterday, to scale up Nutrition, & Water, Hygiene and Sanitation services #ForEveryChild in Afghanistan. #UNICEF thanks the EU.

UNICEF South Asia UNICEF Representation to EU Institutions Raffaella Iodice

During his mission, Director Peteris Ustubs announced extra €15 million in funding from EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 to UNICEF Afghanistan.

The programme helps to fight malnutrition💪, better access to drinking water💧 and health facilities 🏥 for children, adolescent girls and mothers.

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My colleague Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, UNICEF Afghanistan Immunization Chief defying all odds to administer #Polio vaccine to children in Samarbagh village of Kamdesh District in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. Polio Eradication

#WorldImmunizationWeek
#HumanlyPossible

Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements and have saved nearly 154 million people in the last 50 years.

In South Asia, continued investments in vaccines can ensure that the next generation of children are protected from life-threatening diseases.

#HumanlyPossible

A pleasure to welcome members from the World Bank Executive Board to @Unicef this week.

We had an excellent discussion on our partnership for children, and how we can strengthen our collaboration to accelerate progress on the #GlobalGoals #ForEveryChild .

#UNICEFTHXJAPAN

UNICEF Afghanistan Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan

👏Thanks to our partnership with EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺🇪🇺, we are able to bolster the resilience and expertise of local health workers in addressing children's needs in healthy #nutrition in #Afghanistan . #UNICEFThanks

UNICEF Afghanistan EU Humanitarian Aid | Asia-Pacific

I met Fatima, a 9 years old, in a CFS in Nuristan, a province that was neglected for over 20 yrs. She gave an account of the robust changes brought by UNICEF Afghanistan in their communities in the last 2 years. Many thanks to ECHO, WB, and other partners for supporting the change effort

Health workers like Safiullah from Nangarhar province travel long distances every day to #vaccinate children. They show us that it is #HumanlyPossible to build a future where every child not only survives but thrives. #WorldImmunizationWeek

Baby Mahsa is proof that #GoodHealth = #HappyBabies .

UNICEF Afghanistan partnership with Asian Development Bank & World Bank South Asia allows us to support over 2,500 health facilities with supplies and training to give children the care they need to grow and thrive.

#ForEveryChild , health.