India Country Office End of Year Humanitarian SitRep
Reporting Period: 1 January to 31 December 2022
Highlights
UNICEF India is thankful to the governments, international financial institutions, and private and public sector donors for their generous contributions, which have enabled UNICEF to deliver results during this extraordinary period of shocks, stresses, and global recovery (See Annex C for details on donors).
However, there remains a pressing need to deliver results for the survival and development of millions of children exposed to multidimensional risks and vulnerabilities due to climate change-induced meteorological hazards.
Highlights
• By December 2022, India administered 2.2 billion vaccine doses against COVID-19 and nearly 85 per cent of the children aged 12-18 years took at least one dose of the vaccine, with UNICEF support.
• 62,227 unaccompanied and separated children reunified with their primary caregiver or provided with family-based or alternative care services.
• 5.4 million children accessing formal or nonformal education, including early learning with UNICEF support.
• Flood response actions by UNICEF have reached approximately 220,000 people including 30,507 children with safe drinking water, school-in-a-bag and psychosocial support.
• In 2023, UNICEF India requires US$15.34 million to alleviate the suffering of 3 million targeted families (including 6.7 million of the most vulnerable children) impacted by floods, cyclones and heatwaves.
