Humanitarian action and emergencies

BRASÍLIA, 8 May 2024 - Ensuring the protection of children is a priority for UNICEF amidst the heavy rains and floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, since last week. In this emergency scenario, UNICEF is organizing technical assistance actions with the Federal and State Governments, especially from Social Assistance, Civil Defense, and Human Rights…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti –“It used to be very calm in my neighbourhood,” says 9-year-old Jean* as he recalls how life used to be in the Savane Pistache area of the capital, Port-au-Prince. “I could go to school. I could visit the doctor when I was sick. I could play with my friends. And I could eat as much as I wanted.” “But everything changed…

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.  

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.  

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements. 

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.

HERAT, Afghanistan, 15 January 2024 – 100 days after earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, UNICEF is calling for greater support for over 96,000 children affected in the aftermath, as a crippling winter grips the country. Over 1,000 people, most of whom were women and children, lost their lives in Afghanistan’s earthquakes last October . In…

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.  

Afghanistan has mostly disappeared from the global news cycle, but the hardship faced by its people, especially children, has worsened over the last two years.   I wanted to see the situation for myself, and how our colleagues have adjusted their efforts under the new circumstances. For a week I travelled the breadth of Afghanistan, from Herat in…, Herat: After the earthquakes , Inside the tent, it’s so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Fifteen adolescent girls watch me expectantly. It’s been a while since I’ve spoken Farsi – a language readily understood by the Dari speakers of Western Afghanistan. I pause, then try again. This time they understand me, and their laughter lights up the place.  The tent we sit in is a…, Torkham border: Families returning from Pakistan , Baby Kolsum pulls a face when I drop the polio vaccine in his mouth. The fight against polio was where my UNICEF career began, and my heart was set on successfully vaccinating one of the kids returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing today.   I ask for another try. A second baby boy, Shabir, his tiny body swaddled in warm blankets, is…, Daikundi: Supporting communities on health, nutrition and education , Daikundi Province is perched among the jagged peaks of Afghanistan’s central highlands. Buffeted by crosswinds, the little Kodiak plane comes in to land on a flat piece of land the length of two football pitches.   We drive deeper into the mountains, past mud-bricked villages, women shouldering bundles of firewood, and boys herding shaggy goats.…

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 on the move in South America, and and other crisis-affected communities; the strategies that we are using…, Appeal highlights, South America and some countries in the Caribbean face overlapping emergencies, including migration , violence and climate change. These have compounded people's existing exclusion and vulnerability, leaving 17.2 million people, including 5.5 million children needing humanitarian assistance. UNICEF will continue to reach refugee and migrant…, Key planned targets, Health icon 590,210 children and women accessing primary health care Child protection icon 280,129 children/caregivers accessing community-based mental health and psychosocial support Education icon 193,689 children accessing formal or non-formal education, including early learning Wash icon 286,533 people accessing a sufficient quantity and…, Funding requirements for 2024, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, South America and some countries in the Caribbean faces multiple crises that are political, social, economic and meteorological and environmental in nature. Increasing migration movements, violence, climate change, growing insecurity due to organized crime and an increase in energy and food prices – prompted by the war in Ukraine – will continue…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, In 2024, UNICEF has planned actions in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay, places where most of the population in need is located and where the humanitarian needs are the highest. UNICEF will respond to each country context by bridging life-…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/children-on-the-move-venezuela HumanitarianAction for Children Children on the Move in South America, and crisis-affected communitiesHIGHLIGHTS South America and some countries in the Caribbean face overlapping emergencies, including migration, violence and climate change. These have compounded people's existing…

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 Latin America and the Caribbean; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and…, Latin America and the Caribbean remains the second most disaster-prone region in the world, with growing numbers of people affected by such disasters as storms or floods. Between the year 2000 and 2022, 190 million people were hit by disasters in the region, with an average of 8.6 million people affected each year. The combination of extreme…, Key statistics, Health icon 1.9 million children in need of health and nutrition services Child protection icon 2.5 million children in need of protection services Education icon 2.3 million children in need of education support Wash icon 5.9 million people in need of access to safe water earthquake icon 8.4 million people affected by disasters, Funding requirements for 2024, Regional needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, With 190 million people affected by disasters between 2000 and 2022, Latin America and the Caribbean is the second most disaster-prone region in the world. Three out of ten people in the region have been affected by disasters in their communities. Between January 2022 and September 2023, 13.4 million people, including 4 million children, were…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, UNICEF promotes strategies to address humanitarian needs while building local and regional capacities for emergency preparedness. Guided by the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action, during emergencies that may occur in countries or related to crises not covered by other humanitarian appeals in the region, UNICEF will provide timely…, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/lac HumanitarianAction for Children Latin America and Caribbean RegionHIGHLIGHTS Latin America and the Caribbean remains the second most disaster-prone region in the world, with growing numbers of people affected by such disasters as storms or floods. Between the year 2000 and 2022, 190 million people were hit by…