Madagascar Appeal
Humanitarian Action is at the core of UNICEF’s mandate to realize the rights of every child. This edition of Humanitarian Action for Children – UNICEF’s annual humanitarian fundraising appeal – describes the ongoing crises affecting children in Madagascar; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support …, Appeal highlights, Prolonged drought, recurrent floods, cyclones and epidemics impact the already vulnerable population living in Madagascar's south and southeast regions. Climate change has increased the frequency of disasters, and the coming El Niño weather pattern will intensify their impacts. A projected 2.3 million people will require humanitarian assistance in…, Key planned targets, Nutrition icon 114,000 children with severe wasting admitted for treatment Child protection icon 400,000 women and children accessing gender-based violence mitigation, prevention, response Education icon 370,000 children accessing formal or non-formal education, including early learning Social inclusion icon 46,500 households reached with UNICEF-…, Funding requirements for 2024, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, Approximately 2.3 million people, a third of the population of the south and southeast regions of Madagascar, will need humanitarian assistance in 2024, due to devastating cyclones in 2022 and 2023 and intense drought in the south from 2019 to 2022. Seventeen districts in these regions are classified as crisis level (integrated food security phase…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, In line with the national response of the Government of Madagascar, and complementing its partners' work, UNICEF will provide an ambitious, child-focused and rights-based humanitarian response. UNICEF supports the focus on anticipatory actions agreed to by the humanitarian community and continues to strengthen early warning systems and engage with…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/madagascar HumanitarianAction for Children MadagascarHIGHLIGHTS1,2 Prolonged drought, recurrent floods, cyclones and epidemics impact the already vulnerable population living in Madagascar's south and southeast regions. Climate change has increased the frequency of disasters, and the coming El Nio weather pattern will…
