Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell at the high-level pledging event on supporting the humanitarian response in Afghanistan
NEW YORK, 31 March 2022 – "This conference could not come at a more urgent time for the 13 million children in urgent need of humanitarian assistance today in Afghanistan. "The worst drought in nearly 40 years ... rising food prices ... a collapsing economy ... and outbreaks of preventable diseases are all taking a terrible toll on children and…