Humanitarian action and emergencies

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. 

ABUJA, NIGERIA, 7 March 2024 – "I am deeply saddened and concerned by the reports of yet another abduction of students in Kaduna State. The alarming frequency of such incidents across the country signals a crisis that requires immediate and determined action from all levels of government and society. Schools are supposed to be sanctuaries of…

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.   

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.

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 Chad; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support that is…, Appeal highlights, Protracted and rapid-onset multidimensional crises, aggravated by climate change, have created a challenging humanitarian situation for the people of Chad, and 7.6 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2024. Among the recent crises has been the large influx of Sudanese refugees and Chadian returnees since April 2023. Chad hosts…, Key planned targets, Nutrition icon 416,000 children with severe wasting admitted for treatment Child protection icon 65,000 children/caregivers accessing community-based mental health and psychosocial support Education icon 288,000 children receiving individual learning materials Wash icon 340,000 people accessing a sufficient quantity and quality of water, Funding requirements for 2024, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, The difficult humanitarian circumstances in Chad are caused by continued population displacements due to conflict, natural disasters, persistent food insecurity, high rates of malnutrition, economic crisis and political instability. The result is a prolonged multidimensional crisis, exacerbated by climate change. Chad ranks 190 of 191 countries in…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, The UNICEF strategy for its humanitarian response in Chad is laid out in the country programme document 2024–2026, and it aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2024–2026 and the revised Humanitarian Response Plan 2023. Through both humanitarian and development work, UNICEF will facilitate access to inclusive…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/chad HumanitarianAction for Children ChadHIGHLIGHTS1 Protracted and rapid-onset multidimensional crises, aggravated by climate change, have created a challenging humanitarian situation for the people of Chad, and 7.6 million2 people will need humanitarian assistance in 2024. Among the recent crises has been the large…

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 Nigeria; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support that…, Appeal highlights, Armed conflict in northeast Nigeria continues to adversely affect the lives and prospects of 7.7 million people, 1 60 per cent of them children. This is down slightly from the 8.3 million people impacted in 2022. Two million of those affected are internally displaced. Additionally, 474,000 people in the country's northwest and 489,000 in Benue…, Key planned targets, Health icon 3.2 million children and women accessing primary health care Nutrition icon 861,685 children with severe wasting admitted for treatment Child protection icon 259,000 children/caregivers accessing community-based mental health and psychosocial support Wash icon 866,486 people accessing a sufficient quantity and quality of water, Funding requirements for 2024, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, An estimated 3 million people (59 per cent children) are internally displaced in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States in Nigeria's northeast; Sokoto, Zamfara and Katsina States in the northwest; and Benue State in north-central Nigeria. The proportion of displaced people living in camps is 45 per cent in the northeast; 12 per cent in the northwest; and…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, UNICEF will provide humanitarian assistance to people in need, prioritizing conflict-affected children and women in Nigeria’s northeast (Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States), as well as violence-affected people in the northwest (Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States) and north-central regions (Benue State). And UNICEF will further engage in Jigawa State…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/nigeria HumanitarianAction for Children NigeriaHIGHLIGHTS Armed conflict in northeast Nigeria continues to adversely affect the lives and prospects of 7.7 million people,1 60 per cent of them children.2 This is down slightly from the 8.3 million people impacted in 2022. Two million of those affected are internally…