Humanitarian action and emergencies

GENEVA/KYIV, 26 April 2024 – The verified number of children killed in attacks across Ukraine has increased by nearly 40 per cent this year compared to last, as deadly attacks continue, UNICEF warned today. Attacks between 1 January and 31 March 2024 resulted in the deaths of 25 children, according to UN-verified data - the youngest was just two…

KYIV, 13 April 2024—“UNICEF is deeply concerned about the sharp increase in the number of child casualties in Ukraine as many areas continue to be hit by intensified attacks, 780 days since the escalation of the war. “According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, at least 57 children were killed or injured in March alone,…

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.

KYIV, 23 February 2024 – “UNICEF estimates that over the past two years of war, children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours – equivalent to between four to seven months – sheltering underground. “Try and imagine spending what would be 200 days over the past two years, confined to a…

NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV, 23 February 2024 – Children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours – equivalent to between four and almost 7 months – sheltering in basements and underground metro stations over the past two years, as air raid alerts sound above. Since the war escalated in February 2022…

GENEVA/KYIV, 7 February 2024 – “At least nine children have reportedly been killed and 37 injured in Ukraine since the beginning of the year, as waves of deadly attacks intensify across the country. “Over the past 48 hours, two children have reportedly been killed, including one child in Lysychansk, Luhansk oblast, and a two-month-old baby in…

NEW YORK/AMMAN/GENEVA, 6 February 2024 – One year after the deadliest earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria’s recent history, the impacts of the catastrophe continue to reverberate for children. For those in Syria, the impact is compounded by the effects of a wider ongoing humanitarian crisis. The two initial devastating earthquakes on 6 February 2023…

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. 

KYIV, 3 January 2024 - “Two children have reportedly been killed and at least 15 children have been reportedly injured in a wave of deadly attacks across several areas in Ukraine. “Over the last six days, escalating attacks have hit Dnipro, Lviv, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa, and other populated areas, causing civilian deaths and damage to civilian…

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.

GENEVA/KYIV, 18 December 2023 – “Yet again, as winter continues to take hold, we are witnessing an escalation of attacks on infrastructure across Ukraine, with particularly unrelenting bombardment in the east and south of the country. “Over the past month, there has been an increase in air attacks across Ukraine with more than 900 air attacks…

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 Europe and Central Asia; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the…, Children and families across Europe and Central Asia face multiple risks, including earthquakes, floods, disease outbreaks, conflict and mixed migration movements. An estimated 4.7 million people are at risk of earthquakes and 7.5 million children are exposed to flooding. Measles cases have increased seven-fold since 2022. Political and…, Key statistics, RRMP icon 744,518 refugees/migrants present in 5 countries children icon 154,528 refugee/migrant children present in 5 countries earthquake icon 7.5 million children exposed to riverine floods in the region earthquake icon 4.7 million people on average affected by earthquakes yearly children icon 4 million children live in poverty, Funding requirements for 2024, Regional needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, Children and families across Europe and Central Asia are exposed to earthquakes, floods, disease outbreaks, conflict, extreme weather events and increased population movements. Central Asia, South Caucasus and the Western Balkans are particularly prone to earthquakes and flooding. Nearly 30 per cent of capital cities in the region have been…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, In 2024, UNICEF will continue working with country offices, governments, other partners and (sub)regional entities to strengthen capacities for emergency preparedness, response, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Guided by the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action, UNICEF will continue to ensure humanitarian…, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/eca HumanitarianAction for Children Europe and Central Asia RegionHIGHLIGHTS Children and families across Europe and Central Asia face multiple risks, including earthquakes, floods, disease outbreaks, conflict and mixed migration movements. An estimated 4.7 million people are at risk of earthquakes1 and 7.5 million…