Disaster Response Syrian Arab Republic Project #22709

UNICEF Emergency Response

by UNICEF USA

Project Report | Dec 8, 2017
UPDATE: UNICEF's Response to the Hurricanes

By Emma C. Pfister | Global Cause Partnerships

27 Sept 2017, Dominica. UNICEFLACRO/2017/MMGONZAL

Thank you for your support of UNICEF's Global Emergency Response. Below is an update on UNICEF's humanitarian response to Hurricane Maria and Irma:

Since Hurricane Irma and Maria struck several Caribbean islands, UNICEF has helped 17,000 students get back to school. This is due to your support! In addition, UNICEF continues to supply safe water to an average of 1,490 people each day in Dominica, having reached more than 35,000 people with safe water in Anguilla, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Haiti, and Turks and Caicos since the response began. The impact you have helped create goes beyond today, but it’s giving hope to children as they move forward in the hurricane’s aftermath. UNICEF will continue to be there, and we hope you will, too.

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May 23, 2016
Humanitarian Appeal for Children (2016)

By U.S. Fund for UNICEF | Project Leader

Children are at the epicentre of today’s global emergencies. Nearly 250 million children live in countries affected by conflict and millions more face risks from natural hazards and fast spreading epidemics. Before, during and after an emergency, UNICEF is on the ground delivering life-saving assistance to children and their families. UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children highlights the situation of children living in the most challenging circumstances, outlines the support required to help them survive and thrive, and shows the results UNICEF and its partners have achieved and are working towards.

Every year, the lives of millions of children and their families are disrupted, upended or nearly destroyed by emergencies. Conflict, human-made disasters and wide-ranging, climate-change events challenge the lives of many who are already vulnerable. In all of these situations, UNICEF is there. This overview offers a clear picture of the many aspects of UNICEF's global work in humanitarian situations.

In 2015, UNICEF responded in the following ways:

2 million children treated for severe malnutrition
11.3 million measles vaccinations
Safe water for 22.6 million people
Psychosocial support for 2 million children
Basic education for 4 million children

UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake has noted that "the number of children trapped in humanitarian crises around the world is both staggering and sobering." Humanitarian action is at the core of UNICEF’s work, encompassing effective preparedness, early response and recovery to save lives and protect child rights.

A more in-depth report can be accessed at http://www2.unicef.org:60090/appeals/index.html shows some of our joint efforts and the results achieved in 2015 for children in need of humanitarian assistance, and what we will be working towards in 2016.

Links:

2016 - Emergency Appeal - Online Feature

Attachments:

Official Humanitarian Action For Children (PDF) (PDF)

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