07 December 2021

Nepal 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 Nepal; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support that is…, Appeal highlights, In Nepal, 1.8 million people, including 752,400 children, will need humanitarian assistance in 2022 to cope with the impacts of COVID-19 and natural hazards. Nepal is highly prone to annual recurrent natural hazards such as floods and landslides. The humanitarian and socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 and monsoon in 2021 have been unprecedented, as…, Key planned targets for 2022, Health icon 761,850 children and women accessing health care Wash icon 252,000 people reached with critical WASH supplies Child protection icon 43,730 women and children accessing gender-based violence mitigation, prevention, response Education icon 225,000 children accessing educational services, Funding requirements for 2022, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, Being a high-risk country, Nepal faces frequent natural disasters, including floods, landslides and earthquakes and disease outbreaks such as cholera, dengue fever and COVID-19 disrupting children and their families' access to education, water and sanitation, health, livelihood and protection services Nepal experienced an alarming second surge of…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, UNICEF's humanitarian action will be guided by a comprehensive, integrated and multi-sectoral humanitarian strategy and UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children (CCC) in Humanitarian Action encompassing three broad dimensions: (i) responding to immediate humanitarian needs for saving lives and alleviating suffering (ii) addressing underlying risks…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2021, 2022 www.unicef.org/appeals/nepal Humanitarian Action for Children Student Binita Acharya coaching four-year-old Sano Babu Singh through the day's lessons, guided by the UNICEF telephone-learning initiative to help children keep learning during school closure Nepal HIGHLIGHTS 1 In Nepal, 1.8 million people, including 752,400 children, will need…