UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan

The United Nations has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since nationwide immunization campaigns resumed last November.

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Millions of Afghan children inoculated against measles, polio in 1st Statewide drive since 2021 transition

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Millions of Afghan children have been vaccinated during the first nationwide integrated measles and polio campaign in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in August 2021, the UN health agency said on Thursday.

Polio vaccination campaigns restart in Afghanistan and Pakistan after COVID-19 hiatus

11 Aug 2020

Polio vaccinations campaigns have resumed in Afghanistan and Pakistan, months after having been severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Deadly car bomb attacks ‘tragic reminder’ of price civilians pay in Syria

06 Jan 2021

The killing of civilians in separate car bomb attacks in northern Syria on Saturday has been condemned by top UN humanitarian officials for the country.