12 December 2023

Kenya 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 Kenya; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support that is…, Appeal highlights, The number of food-insecure people in Kenya was approximately 2.8 million as of July 2023, down from 4.4 million people in February 2023 due to hydrological recovery from the drought. However, the number of children aged 6–59 months requiring treatment for wasting had only decreased slightly, from 970,214 in February to 945,610 in July, because of…, Key planned targets, Health icon 320,980 children and women accessing primary health care Nutrition icon 162,596 children with severe wasting admitted for treatment Child protection icon 109,497 children/caregivers accessing community-based mental health and psychosocial support Wash icon 349,990 people accessing a sufficient quantity and quality of water, Funding requirements for 2024, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, The severe drought in the Horn of Africa from 2020 to 2023 has hindered access to food, income and safe water in Kenya's Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. Approximately 90 per cent of open water sources in Kenya had dried up by March 2023. The March to May (MAM) rains brought hydrological recovery, with open water sources recharging up to 70–100 per cent…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, Working closely with county governments and implementing partners, UNICEF will support community-led life-saving and protection interventions by employing social mobilization approaches. Implementation of integrated health and nutrition outreach to the most affected communities will improve access to basic health services to children and women.…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/kenya HumanitarianAction for Children KenyaHIGHLIGHTS The number of food-insecure people in Kenya was approximately 2.8 million1 as of July 2023, down from 4.4 million people in February 2023 due to hydrological recovery from the drought. However, the number of children aged 659 months requiring treatment for wasting…
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…