12 December 2023

Nigeria Appeal

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…
08 December 2023

Response in Coastal Countries Linked to Central Sahel Crisis Spillover Appeal

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 coastal countries liked to the central Sahel crisis spillover; the strategies that we are using to…, Appeal highlights, Children and adolescents in the northern regions of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo are facing the humanitarian consequences, including population displacement, of the spillover of the central Sahel crisis. Basic services are becoming overburdened, with schools and health facilities closing or functioning at minimum capacity, even as people…, Key planned targets, Health icon 380,611 children vaccinated against measles Nutrition icon 233,254 primary caregivers receiving infant and young child feeding counselling Education icon 404,435 children receiving individual learning materials Wash icon 609,676 people reached with critical WASH supplies, Funding requirements for 2024, Humanitarian needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, The spillover of the crisis in the central Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger) has become a permanent threat to northern communities in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo. Between January 2021 and October 2023, 882 security incidents were reported in the northern regions of these four coastal countries, including the emerging use…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, In line with its Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 and the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action, UNICEF’s humanitarian strategy for these four coastal countries (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo) is built around ensuring emergency preparedness and response to humanitarian situations, while simultaneously looking for opportunities to…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/wca HumanitarianAction for Children Response in coastal countries linked to central Sahelcrisis spilloverHIGHLIGHTS1 Children and adolescents in the northern regions of Benin, Cte dIvoire, Ghana and Togo are facing the humanitarian consequences, including population displacement, of the spillover of the central Sahel…