Humanitarian action and emergencies

Around the world, attacks on children continue unabated. The number of countries experiencing violent conflict is the highest it has been in the last 30 years. The result is that more than 30 million children have been displaced by conflict. Many of them are being enslaved, trafficked, abused and exploited. Many more are living in limbo, without…, Stop attacks on children, Ultimately children need peace to thrive. It is critical for children that efforts to end today’s seemingly endless armed conflicts are redoubled. But children cannot wait for protection – while wars continue, we must never accept attacks against children. More than 30 years since the adoption of the  Convention on the Rights of the Child , and…, What we can all do to make change happen, Citizens everywhere   can begin by not averting their gaze from children’s suffering, because it seems too distant or the politics of conflict too complex. We must insist to national and international leaders that protecting children during armed conflict is the cornerstone of our shared humanity. We must demand leadership which is prepared to act…, Recent news and features, Protecting children from explosive weapons in populated areas, Iraq. Two children walk to school past damaged buildings in the old city area of Mosul, Iraq. Two children walk to school in the old city area of Mosul, Iraq. In conflicts around the world, civilians continue to endure the devastating consequences of the use of  https://www.unicef.org/protection/protecting-children-from-explosive-weapons explosive…

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., 2024, Ukraine Humanitarian Situation Report No. 39, April 2024 April 2024 March 2024 Refugee Response in Neighbouring Countries, 26 February 2024 February 2024 Ukraine Humanitarian Situation Report No. 36, 1 - 31 January 2024 January 2024, 2023, Refugee Response in Neighbouring Countries, End-of-Year 2023 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 Refugee Response in Neighbouring Countries, 23 October 2023 September 2023 UNICEF Ukraine Humanitarian Situation Report No. 31 for 31 August 2023 August 2023 29 August 2023 July 2023 UNICEF Ukraine Humanitarian Situation Report No. 29, for 1 Jan…, 2022, Outside of Ukraine Fact Sheet, 31 December 2022 Refugee Response in Neighbouring Countries, End-of-Year 2022 Fact Sheet, End-of-Year 2022 31 December 2022 Humanitarian Response for Children Inside Ukraine Factsheet No.12, 1–30 November 2022 Fact Sheet, November 2022 Outside of Ukraine Fact Sheet, December 2022 30 November 2022 UNICEF ECARO Refugee…, 2021, December 2021 July-September 2021 June 2021 January-March 2021, 2020, Ukraine SitRep 31 December 2020 31 December 2020 Ukraine Humanitarian Situation Report, 30 September 2020 July-September 2020 COVID-19 Situation Report, 3 August 2020 COVID-19 Situation Report, 3 July 2020 June 2020 COVID-19 Situation Report, 25 May 2020 March 2020, 2019, December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 Mid-Year 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019, 2018, December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 Mid-Year 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 Read more about Humanitarian Action for Children here . View the Ukraine Appeal here .