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Some displaced people in Yemen have become scapegoats for the COVID-19 pandemic.

First Person: Yemen ‘cannot even afford to worry about the coronavirus’

28 February 2021

Humanitarian Aid

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UNICEF has begun shipping syringes for the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX.

First wave of COVID-19 vaccine syringes start journey to Maldives

23 February 2021

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On February 18, vaccination began in the department of Cundinamarca. The first 1,770 vaccines will be destined for health personnel working in 22 intensive care units in 13 municipalities.

News in Brief 23 February 2021

23 February 2021

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A family runs across a dusty street in Herat, Afghanistan. (file photo)

‘Disturbing spike’ in Afghan civilian casualties after peace talks began: UN report

23 February 2021

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Migrants at the IOM Islam Qala Reception Centre. The Centre provided services to thousands of Afghan returnees daily, prior to the catastrophic fire on 13 February.

Fire at Afghan-Iranian border hits vital humanitarian assistance: UN migration agency

15 February 2021

Migrants and Refugees

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Journalists at an event in Kabul, to mark the Afghan National Journalists Day (March 2019), in support of media freedom and solidarity with journalists. Reporters have frequently been targeted during the Afghan conflict.

News in Brief 15 February 2021

15 February 2021

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The Pul-e-Kheshti Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (file photo)

Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018

15 February 2021

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As part of the World Bank's Education Quality Improvement Programme, students study biology at Sofia Amma Jan Girl's School in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.

‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief

11 February 2021

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Afghan mother and UNICEF employee, Arifa Omid, is hoping for a peaceful and prosperous future for her daughter.

Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan

6 February 2021

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Kabul, the centre of Afghanistan's political and social life (file photo).

Afghanistan: Detainee torture allegations remain ‘alarming’, UN report reveals

3 February 2021

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