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Alert28 February 2023
Afghanistan still a grave humanitarian crisis, senior aid official says
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Climate change and the economic downturn continue to fuel the crisis in Afghanistan, and there have been no “encouraging developments” towards getting girls back into classrooms, a senior UN official said on Tuesday. 

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Daily Wrap28 February 2023
A mother of eight struggles to feed her children in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
Afghanistan still a grave humanitarian crisis, senior aid official says

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