29 February 2024

State of Palestine 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 the State of Palestine; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor…, Appeal highlights, More than 1.4 million children in the State of Palestine have humanitarian needs, with over one million children in the Gaza Strip and 421,000 children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Among them, out of the 1.7 million people estimated to be internally displaced in the Gaza Strip, 850,000 are children. Between 7 October 2023 and 9…, Key planned results for 2024, Health icon 780,000 people supported through UNICEF delivered medical supplies Nutrition icon 523,796 children and women supported with micro-nutrient supplementation Child protection icon 860,800 children, adolescents and caregivers affected by conflict related violence receive emergency and child protection service including MHPSS Wash icon 2.1…, Funding requirements for 2024, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, It is estimated that over three million people require humanitarian assistance in the State of Palestine (2.2 million Gaza Strip; 900,000 West Bank, including East Jerusalem). As a result of 7 October event in Israel and the escalation of the conflict, children in the Gaza Strip are facing the 'triple threat’ of conflict, disease, and malnutrition…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, Despite the extremely challenging context, UNICEF is committed to continue to deliver gender-responsive humanitarian WASH, health, nutrition, child protection, education and cash for basic needs programming at scale. Strategic priorities include a multi-sectoral nutrition response to prevent, protect, early detect, and treat children with wasting…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, February 2024, 2024 Revision 2 (February 2024) www.unicef.org/appeals/state-of-palestine HumanitarianAction for Children State of PalestineHIGHLIGHTS1 More than 1.4 million children in the State of Palestine have humanitarian needs, with over one million children in the Gaza Strip and 421,000 children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Among them, out…