World Children’s Day: UNICEF Afghanistan has decided to close all its digital platforms.
New York:
On World Children’s Day, UNICEF Afghanistan has decided to close all its digital platforms on Saturday, out of solidarity with the children of Afghanistan, who are suffering from the growing humanitarian crisis. rapid ladder in this country.
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund for Children (UNICEF): “Solidarity with the children of Afghanistan bearing the brunt of the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, this year, as UNICEF marks the Day World Children (WCD) globally”, UNICEF Afghanistan will not celebrate ” ) the statement read.
November 20th marks International Children’s Day with several governments and organizations celebrating the day. This year, however, UNICEF Afghanistan has said that the day will not be celebrated in Afghanistan.
“Today, UNICEF Afghanistan is ‘blacking out’ its WCD online assets, and tomorrow, 20 November, the day UNICEF normally ‘turns green’ for children, UNICEF Afghanistan will close its digital channels. his work, turns dark to reflect the challenges facing children in Afghanistan,” the statement said Friday.
UNICEF is usually blue on this day but this year the organization decided to go black.
In a statement, the UN agency said dry winters, weak harvests and drought had left 14 million children left without enough food.
Alice Akunga, Acting UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan said: “It’s hard to celebrate being a child in Afghanistan right now. By shutting down our digital platforms on World Children’s Day, we I want to send a message to donors calling on them to support the children of Afghanistan.” “Those least responsible for this crisis are paying the highest price.”
UNICEF has called on global leaders to put the rights and well-being of the children of Afghanistan at the heart of discussions around funding the humanitarian crisis.
