Delivering emergency supplies
Photo of the week, A woman wearing a UNICEF vest sits in front of teenage girls in a tent. Displaced adolescent girls settled in Rafah receive the Adolescent Girls Care and Protection Package distributed by UNICEF and its partners. The Children in Gaza need life-saving support escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip is having a catastrophic impact on children…, In April 2024, a child during a handwashing training session organized in collaboration with UNICEF in Croix Desprez, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haitians are undergoing some of the worst human rights violations and threats to their lives in the country’s recent history. UNICEF supports children and their families caught in the crossfire of violence…, UNICEF/UNI557555/Erol Mother holds child while receiving a vaccine from a health worker. Benin-UNI561790-2024, Held by his mother, 6-month-old Felix, receives the malaria vaccine at a health center in Allada, in southern Benin, during World Malaria Day, on 25 April 2024. In total, 215,900 doses of RTS,S malaria vaccines, recommended by the WHO and purchased by UNICEF with the support of Gavi, arrived in Benin, marking a significant milestone towards…, UNICEF/UNI561790/ UNICEF staff feeds baby. Mali-UNI554804-2024, Kadiatou Bada, Emergency Specialist at UNICEF, gives enriched porridge to 9-months-old Boubacar Kamien during a nutritional demonstration. In Mali, more than half of the 7.1 million people requiring humanitarian assistance in 2024 are children. UNICEF is on the ground with different response efforts to assist the ever-growing needs of the children…, UNICEF/UNI554804/Keïta UNICEF staff uses MUAC tape on a baby being held by its mother. Sudan-UNI529970-2024, This 15 April 2024 marked the one-year anniversary of the start of the conflict in Sudan, which pushed vulnerable children into even harder situations. More than 90 per cent of the children in the country have no access to formal education and almost 4 million under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition. Despite the difficult…, UNICEF/UNI529970/Mohamdeen Child shows a drawing she did inside a tent. Bangladesh-UNI548627-2024, A child displays her artwork in an emergency community hub quickly built by UNICEF to restore vital services for 200 children after the devastating fire that displaced 2,000 people in the Korail Slum, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Alongside the many homes lost, the fire that occurred on 24 March 2024 reached UNICEF's-supported Child Protection Hub, a safe…, UNICEF/UNI548627/Mukut A man belonging to the UNICEF staff supervises a delivery. Somalia-UNI547667-2024, A UNICEF staff member inspects the arrival of health supplies in Somalia which are part of UNICEF’s response to a cholera outbreak in the country. Since January 2024, 4,388 people have been infected with the disease that claimed 54 lives, two-thirds of them children. Cholera has been surging globally since 2021 and preliminary data for 2023 reveal…, UNICEF/UNI547667/Hill UNICEF staff packing boxes Denmark-UNI540717-2024, In 2023, UNICEF supply and logistics function procured $5.244 billion in goods and services for children and their families. At UNICEF’s humanitarian warehouse in Copenhagen, everyday staff carefully packs essential supplies for countries facing emergencies worldwide. Each box they pack contains life-saving supplies, providing vital support to…, UNICEF/UNI540717/Asamoah A womans stands beside a man in front of water jerrycans. DR-Congo-UNI539067-2024, March 2024 - In Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bernadette Sikiliza, mother of four children, has finally access to clean water thanks to a tap installed by UNICEF at the Don Bosco site. In 2022, UNICEF provided critical water and sanitation supplies to 717,704 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where an escalation of…, UNICEF/UNI539067/Benekire A baby lies in incubator while in the background a man wearing medical clothing carefully holds another premature baby. SoP-UNI531331-2024, UNICEF and partners delivered 50 incubators to three hospitals in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. These incubators will help save the lives of hundreds of premature babies. UNICEF continues to support maternal, newborn and child health services in the Gaza. The hostilities in the Gaza Strip are having a catastrophic impact on children and families…, UNICEF/UNI531331/El Baba A group of children in a nutrition centre established by UNICEF and partners, in Delmas, a commune in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti-UNI519043-2024, Children in a nutrition centre established by UNICEF and partners, in Delmas, a commune in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. In the centre, internally displaced children undergo nutritional screening and receive treatment for malnutrition. Haitians are facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the country’s recent history. In 2024, UNICEF…, UNICEF/UNI519043/Joseph Child washes her hands with water from a UNICEF branded container. Mother holds child while receiving a vaccine from a health worker. UNICEF staff feeds baby. UNICEF staff uses MUAC tape on a baby being held by its mother. Child shows a drawing she did inside a tent. A man belonging to the UNICEF staff supervises a delivery…, Previous photos, UNICEF supports children and families affected by conflicts, disease outbreaks and disasters by Responding to emergencies with life-saving supplies mobilizing supplies that range from medical equipment to sanitation kits and temporary learning spaces. While each emergency requires a different response, UNICEF aims to deliver supplies from a…, Featured video, Our emergency response