UNICEF in ActionWithin UN Country Team Contingency and Preparedness Plan, UNICEF in Kyrgyzstan is in a constant state of preparedness to protect the basic rights of children and women in an emergency and to ensure that their essential needs are met, effectively, dependably and in a timely manner, according to our mandate. UNICEF is also a part of the Joint UN Project to support the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency for enhancing coordination for disaster response in the Kyrgyz Republic. UNICEF took an active part in helping women and children during natural disasters and actively worked with other UN agencies in the Uzbek refugee camp in Jalalabad from May toAugust 2005. The main areas of UNICEF assistance in emergencies are: water and sanitation; counselling; education and nutrition for children; health services for women and children; vitamin supplementation and immunisation.
After the Flood
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