KABUL, Afghanistan, 25 November 2008 UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde Frafjord Johnson visited Afghanistan this week where she met with various government ministers to discuss UNICEF programmes in the country.
Ms. Johnson also met with key UNICEF partners and held discussions with the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and Afghan Red Crescent Society on expanding partnership in the field of child rights protection.
After the fall of the Taliban, people were under the assumption that Afghanistan was venturing into the post-conflict phase and that some of the aspects that were hitting children hardest would go down," Ms. Johnson said. "But I think there is a reality check that has kicked in amongst all players that this is not that case. We need to be able to respond properly in terms of verifying the violation of children's rights in Afghanistan."
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