The head of a UNICEF emergency aid program in Afghanistan stressed Wednesday the humanitarian crisis is not over in the war-ravaged country despite the start of rehabilitation there, and urged continued international assistance.
Nigel Fisher, special representative for UNICEF Humanitarian Operations for Afghan Children, said the country still faces a pile of problems concerning millions of refugees and internally displaced people, a lack of proper health care, nearly four years of drought and an estimated 10 million land mines.
"Although for the last few days here in Tokyo we've been talking about the future of Afghanistan and the recovery of the society, we must not forget this humanitarian crisis continues," Fisher told a news conference at the office of the Japan Committee for UNICEF in Tokyo.