Pakistan: Flood waters have gone but horror continues for children, UNICEF warns

By UN News

Aug 25, 2023 10:07 am

Millions of children in Pakistan remain dependent on humanitarian assistance as recovery and rehabilitation efforts from last year's catastrophic floods lack sufficient funding, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.

Speaking one year on from the unprecedented disaster, Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, noted new challenges for about four million children living without safe water in flood-affected areas.

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Millions of children in Pakistan remain dependent on humanitarian assistance as recovery and rehabilitation efforts from last year's catastrophic floods lack sufficient funding, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.

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