"AFGHANISTAN"

WFP is providing emergency assistance to families affected by the 22 June earthquake that hit the south-eastern provinces of Paktika and Khost in Afghanistan. WFP has teams on the ground assessing humanitarian needs among earthquake-hit families. WFP

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov, told the Security Council that nearly 800 people have been confirmed killed and more than 1,400 injured from the deadly earthquake that struck Paktika province. He added, “search and rescue operations remain ongoing and it is expected that the number of casualties will further increase over the coming days, along with the number of affected communities.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Ferit Hoxha, Permanent Representative of Albania and Security Council President in June, joined by the Permanent Representatives of Brazil, France, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Norway, the UAE, and the UK, on the situation in Afghanistan.

Amid plummeting humanitarian conditions in Afghanistan, women, girls ‘are being written out of society’ by de facto authorities, briefers warn Security Council.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Almost 8 million children under 5 in 15 crisis-hit countries are at risk of death from severe wasting unless they receive immediate therapeutic food and care – with the number rising by the minute, UNICEF warned today as world leaders prepare to meet at the G7 summit. UNICEF

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

An earthquake in the Central Region of Afghanistan on Tuesday morning caused at least “hundreds” of casualties, the Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan informed. UNIFEED

Press Conference by Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, on the recent earthquake in Afghanistan.