UNICEF announced Japan’s $21 million aid to Afghanistan’s health and education sectors.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced the donation of 21.6 million dollars from Japan to Afghanistan’s health and education sectors. In a report yesterday (6th of April), UNICEF said that 18 million dollars of these donations will be spent on providing necessary vaccines to more than 18 million children and mothers, and another 3.6 million dollars will be spent on building the infrastructure of public schools in Afghanistan.
According to this report, the vaccines that are going to be provided for children and mothers in Afghanistan from Japan’s aid include measles, rotavirus, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, hepatitis B, etc. The United Nations Children’s Fund also said the funding would help UNICEF provide polio vaccines to about 10 million children during 2023. Published information indicates that 3.6 million dollars of Japan’s new aid through UNICEF will be used to provide purified water and sanitary facilities for 10,000 students, including 5,000 female students, in 20 schools.
UNICEF has considered Japan’s support for children and mothers in Afghanistan as exemplary and commendable.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced the donation of 21.6 million dollars from Japan to Afghanistan’s health and education sectors. In a report yesterday (6th of April), UNICEF said that 18 million dollars of these donations will be spent on providing necessary vaccines to more than 18 million children and mothers, and another 3.6 million dollars will be spent on building the infrastructure of public schools in Afghanistan.
According to this report, the vaccines that are going to be provided for children and mothers in Afghanistan from Japan’s aid include measles, rotavirus, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, hepatitis B, etc. The United Nations Children’s Fund also said the funding would help UNICEF provide polio vaccines to about 10 million children during 2023. Published information indicates that 3.6 million dollars of Japan’s new aid through UNICEF will be used to provide purified water and sanitary facilities for 10,000 students, including 5,000 female students, in 20 schools.
UNICEF has considered Japan’s support for children and mothers in Afghanistan as exemplary and commendable.