The 5.9 magnitude earthquake on 22 June 2022 resulted in over a thousand deaths and wide-scale destruction in Paktika and Khost provinces in Afghanistan. Thousands of people including pregnant women, adolescent girls and young people were exposed to further harm as a result of the destruction of homes and critical infrastructure. Humanitarian actors immediately responded and scaled-up their interventions to respond. This report summarizes UNFPA's emergency response during the first three months of the disaster.
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Paktika and Khost Earthquake: UNFPA Emergency Response (June-September 2022)
No. of pages: 9
Publication date: 2022
Author: UNFPA Afghanistan
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