The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 1.5million children in Pakistan are still in need of humanitarian aid a year after record floods in the country.
About four million children have no access to clean drinking water, it said.
“Vulnerable children living in flood-affected areas have endured a horrific year,” Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF’s representative in Pakistan said in a statement.
“Recovery efforts continue, but many remain unreached, and the children of Pakistan risk being forgotten.”
The organisation also warned of a shortfall in funding for relief efforts.
In the summer of 2022, Pakistan suffered record floods that at times submerged a third of the country, killing more than 1,700 people, according to official figures.
The floods were followed by a humanitarian crisis.
According to a World Bank report, 33 million people in the South Asian country were affected.
Given the monsoon season, Pakistan is bracing for new floods.
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