12 December 2023

Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support that…, Appeal highlights, Children and women throughout Ethiopia remain at high risk for protection concerns and other harms stemming from armed conflict and violence, climate shocks and stressors, multiple disease outbreaks, new refugee influxes and large-scale population displacements. Twenty million people require humanitarian assistance, including 15.4 million children…, Key planned targets, Health icon 2.9 million children and women accessing primary health care Child protection icon 188,014 children/caregivers accessing community-based mental health and psychosocial support Wash icon 4.9 million people accessing a sufficient quantity and quality of water Social inclusion icon 265,000 households reached with UNICEF-funded…, Funding requirements for 2024, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, Armed conflict and intercommunal violence, climate hazards, disease outbreaks, acute food insecurity and high inflation are contributing to large-scale population displacements, and continue cause a complex and protracted humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. People's difficulties are compounded by humanitarian access constraints, the suspension of…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, In 2024, UNICEF will continue its timely, principled, child-centred humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia on a ‘no-regrets’ basis. Multiple and integrated streams of work will be carried out in close partnership with the Government and with local and international humanitarian actors. The people who are hardest to reach, those who are in the most…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/ethiopia HumanitarianAction for Children EthiopiaHIGHLIGHTS1 Children and women throughout Ethiopia remain at high risk for protection concerns and other harms stemming from armed conflict and violence, climate shocks and stressors, multiple disease outbreaks, new refugee influxes and large-scale population…
12 December 2023

East Asia and Pacific Region 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 East Asia and the Pacific; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the…, East Asia and the Pacific remains the most disaster-prone region in the world. In 2023, theregion experienced cyclones, floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and drought as well as civil and intercommunal conflict. The El Niño weather phenomenon is predicted to increase extreme weather events and slow-onset disasters in the region,…, Key statistics, Health icon 11.8 million children missed first dose of measles vaccine Nutrition icon 1.5 million children affected by severe wasting Wash icon 81 million people lack basic water services earthquake icon 64 million people affected by disasters in Asia-Pacific, Funding requirements for 2024, Regional needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, East Asia and the Pacific remains the most disaster-prone region in the world. Children born in the region today are experiencing six times as many climate-related disasters as their grandparents. More than 210 million children are highly exposed to cyclones; 140 million to water scarcity; and 120 million to coastal flooding. Several countries…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, Across the region, with technical assistance from the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, UNICEF country offices will focus on enhancing their own emergency preparedness and response capabilities, as well as those of their government counterparts and civil society and private sector partners. This will be done through establishing…, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/eap HumanitarianAction for Children East Asia and Pacific RegionHIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the most disaster-prone region in the world.1 In 2023, theregion experienced cyclones, floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and drought as well as civil and intercommunal conflict. The El Nio…