Ukraine and Refugee Response 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 Ukraine; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support that…, Appeal highlights, The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to devastate the lives of children and families. Across Ukraine, 4.6 million people have returned, while more than 3.7 million remain internally displaced. Nearly 6 million refugees are hosted across Europe, 88 percent of them women and children, and 5 million have applied for national protection schemes.…, Key planned targets, Child protection icon 500,000 children and caregivers accessing mental health and psychosocial support Wash icon 4.5 million people accessing a sufficient quantity and quality of water Child protection icon 582,400 people with access to safe spaces, protection and support hubs Education icon 425,367 children accessing formal or non-formal…, Funding requirements for 2024, Ukraine and refugee response crisis Pillar 1: Ukraine Pillar 2: Refugee receiving countries, Pillar 1: Ukraine needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, The prolonged war in Ukraine continues to have devastating consequences for the country’s children. War has heightened children’s risk of disease, family separation, violence (including gender-based violence), trafficking and unexploded ordnance. Since the onset of the war, 531 children have been killed and 911 children injured. Across the country…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, In line with the Government’s Recovery Plan and the inter-agency response plan, UNICEF will tailor its approach in Ukraine to meet the humanitarian and early recovery needs of children in 2024. UNICEF will focus 90 percent of its humanitarian efforts in the east and south, where the war is ongoing, providing life-saving assistance to children and…, Pillar 1: Ukraine programme targets, Pillar 2: Refugee receiving countries needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, After almost two years of war, the Ukraine refugee crisis remains one of the largest displacement crises worldwide. Nearly 6 million refugees from Ukraine – approximately 88 percent of them women and children – are currently hosted across Europe. Some 5 million have applied for national protection schemes. Among refugees, 23 percent of households…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, In refugee-hosting countries, UNICEF, humanitarian partners and national and municipal authorities – under the overall leadership of host governments – have supported and complemented national responses through coordinated and inclusive interventions. However, public resources and national systems are increasingly stretched thin. In 2024, UNICEF…, Pillar 2: Refugee receiving countries programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2023, 2024 www.unicef.org/appeals/ukraine HumanitarianAction for Children Ukraine and Refugee ResponseHIGHLIGHTS1 The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to devastate the lives of children and families. Across Ukraine, 4.6 million people have returned, while more than 3.7 million remain internally displaced.2 Nearly 6 million refugees are hosted across…
