Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan/GENEVA, 26 April 2024 – “UNICEF welcomes the repatriation of 32 children and 15 women from Syria on 25 April.  “UNICEF commends the Government of Tajikistan for fulfilling its commitments under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and facilitating the reintegration of children and their mothers with their families and…

UNICEF produces annual reports across our country offices, regional offices and headquarter divisions. For global reports, including the UNICEF Annual Report and our flagship publications, visit our  /research-and-reports Research and Reports  hub.

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements. 

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Humanitarian Action is at the core of UNICEF’s mandate to realize the rights of every child. This edition of  Humanitarian Action for Children  – UNICEF’s annual humanitarian fundraising appeal – describes the ongoing crises affecting Afghanistan refugees; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support that…, Appeal highlights, More than 7 million Afghans of varying status are residing in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in search of protection and asylum. With the humanitarian situation inside Afghanistan still dire and fluid, new refugee influxes are expected in 2023. Hosting countries will require additional preparedness…, Key planned results for 2023, Nutrition icon 385,059 children screened for wasting Child protection icon 235,882 children/caregivers accessing community-based mental health and psychosocial support Education icon 490,390 children accessing formal or non-formal education, including early learning Wash icon 1.5 million people reached with critical WASH supplies, Funding requirements for 2023, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, The dire humanitarian and economic situation in Afghanistan, coupled with its volatile political environment, continues to drive Afghan children and families into neighbouring countries in search of protection and asylum. Seven million Afghans of varying status live in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, UNICEF will continue working with national governments, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, other United Nations agencies and civil society organizations to ensure the rights of Afghan children and families on the move are protected. Guided by the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action, UNICEF will…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2022, 2023 www.unicef.org/appeals/afghanistan-outflow HumanitarianAction for Children Afghanistan RefugeesHIGHLIGHTS1 More than 7 million Afghans of varying status are residing in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in search of protection and asylum.2 With the humanitarian situation inside Afghanistan still…

UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal helps support the agency’s work as it provides conflict- and disaster-affected children with access to water, sanitation, nutrition, education, health and protection services.

Realising the potential of technology to improve learning outcomes, UNICEF Tajikistan has supported the Government to expand digital learning opportunities and connectivity for all learners. This includes in-service teacher training on blended learning, the launch of three distinct digital platforms (the Learning Passport for pre-primary students…

For the first time in decades, we’re witnessing a large sustained backslide in the number of children receiving routine immunizations. In many ways, that’s attributable to pandemic disruptions, but there are other factors at play, including conflict, displacement and increasing vaccine misinformation.  The consequences of this global backslide are…, Tajikistan is one of the countries UNICEF is focusing on, The mountainous nation borders China to its east and Afghanistan to the south. Tajikistan went a decade without a case of polio emerging but that changed at the beginning of 2021, when the first case of paralysis from polio was detected. In the months following, 34 children were paralyzed.   UNICEF, as a partner of the Global Polio Eradication…, A second set of twins are protected, Fotima and Zuhro aren’t the only twins to have been vaccinated against polio. There’s also 6-year-old Magfirat and her sister Maifat. Wearing matching dresses, and with a shared passion for creative endeavors, it’s in some ways hard to tell them apart.   Magfirat and Marifat are photographed with their grandmother, Shamsiya Muzafarova. Magfirat…, Community health centers and health workers have led the vaccine drive, Community health centers in Tajikistan have played an important role in increasing the rate of immunization in the country among children.   That includes the Dushanbe Health Center, situated close to the bank of the Varzob river, which runs directly through the nation’s capital, Dushanbe.   6-year-old Muso Ahliddinzoda gets vaccinated with his…, How the COVID-19 pandemic presented an additional challenge , Because of COVID-19, health workers at the Dushanbe Health Center had to rethink how exactly they provided healthcare while keeping everyone safe.   “During the pandemic we divided the clinic into two parts,” says health worker Sayohat Mamadjonova. “A red zone for those who came for immunization and had a fever or COVID-19 symptoms. The other part…, The results of Tajikistan's vaccination campaign are clear, Thanks to the hard work of these health workers, the willingness of so many caregivers to get their children vaccinated, and the efforts of UNICEF alongside its partners, in addition to the Tajikistan government, the future now looks brighter. As of April 2022, the World Health Organization declared that polio is no longer circulating in the…

ISTARAVSHAN, Tajikistan – It’s early morning and mothers and their children are arriving at the Family and Child Support Centre for young children from vulnerable families. Waiting inside are social workers who are getting ready to welcome the children. In no time at all, the children are busy playing, reading and exercising. One of them is…

UNICEF produces annual reports across our country offices, regional offices and headquarter divisions. For global reports, including the UNICEF Annual Report and our flagship publications, visit our  /research-and-reports Research and Reports  hub.

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.

UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal helps support the agency’s work as it provides conflict- and disaster-affected children with access to water, sanitation, nutrition, education, health and protection services.