Burundi 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 Burundi; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support that…, Appeal highlights, Burundi experiences recurrent humanitarian crises with cyclic natural disasters and health epidemics with implications on population movement and nutrition. The country’s weak preparedness for future disasters, along with the COVID-19 pandemic impact, worsens the ongoing socioeconomic crisis, significantly slowing down development. UNICEF aims to…, Key planned results for 2022, Health icon 440,300 children and women accessing health care Wash icon 150,000 people accessing a sufficient quantity of safe water Child protection icon 118,953 children / caregivers accessing mental health and psychosocial support Education icon 95,480 children receiving individual learning materials, Funding requirements for 2022, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, In Burundi, 1.8 million people, including 946,000 children, 429,000 women and 92,000 persons with disabilities, urgently need humanitarian assistance. Burundi is among the poorest countries in the world, experiencing recurrent humanitarian crises, including natural disasters, population movements, disease outbreaks and protection issues. In 2021,…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, In 2022, UNICEF will continue to be a major actor in emergency humanitarian response through providing multi-sectoral and integrated life-saving response to the acute needs of children and women affected by natural hazards, disease outbreaks, malnutrition and population movements. UNICEF’s interventions are aligned with inter-agency strategies,…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, April 2022, 2022 Revision 1 (April 2022) www.unicef.org/appeals/burundi HumanitarianAction for Children BurundiHIGHLIGHTS1 Burundi experiences recurrent humanitarian crises with cyclic natural disasters and health epidemics with implications on population movement and nutrition. The countrys weak preparedness for future disasters, along with the COVID-19…
