Weathering winter
A deadly combination of displacement, soaring malnutrition rates, conflict and disaster has left more children in need of humanitarian assistance than at any time since the Second World War . As winter weather has brought freezing temperatures and damp conditions to some parts of the world, children have been left especially exposed and vulnerable…, Ukraine, Ukraine. A family stands in the snow outside temporary housing in Irpin, outside of Kyiv. A family stands in the snow outside temporary housing in Irpin, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine. Months of escalating conflict have left millions of children in Ukraine vulnerable to biting winds and frigid temperatures. Hundreds of thousands of people have seen…, Pakistan, Pakistan. Children sit alongside floodwaters in Dadu District, Sindh Province. Children sit alongside floodwaters in Dadu District, Sindh Province, Pakistan. The rains that brought historic flooding to large swathes of Pakistan in 2022 may have ended, but the crisis for children has not. Millions of girls and boys remain in need of immediate,…, Afghanistan, Afghanistan. Children play in a village in Chaghcharan District in Ghor Province in central Afghanistan. Children play in a village in Chaghcharan District in Ghor Province in central Afghanistan. Decades of conflict, combined with a deteriorating economic situation, drought, food insecurity, and recurring floods have left millions of Afghanistan’…, Syria, Syria. A baby smiles as she is held by her mother as the family waits to receive a winter kit, distributed by UNICEF, in northeast Syria. A baby smiles as she is held by her mother as the family waits to receive a winter kit, distributed by UNICEF, in northeast Syria. More than a decade of humanitarian crises and hostilities has left children in…, Global Humanitarian Thematic Funding, Flexible funding makes it possible for UNICEF to deliver assistance to the most vulnerable families when and where it is needed and in a timely and effective manner. In some places, this includes winterization cash top-ups provided at the start of winter for households to access essential winter items for children. Read more about flexible funding…
