Press release
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre announces new US$3.5 million contribution to UNICEF’s life-saving nutrition, water and sanitation support to the earthquake-affected children and familie
RIYADH/DAMASCUS/AMMAN, 29 August 2023 –, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) announces a new US$3.5 million contribution to UNICEF’s life-saving nutrition, water and sanitation (WASH) support to the earthquake-affected children and families in Syria. With the impact of the devastating earthqu...
Appeal
Humanitarian action for children in the Middle East and North Africa for 2023
Total number of children in the region: over 191.2 million Total refugee children: 6.4 million Children in need: around 52.7 million Total internally displaced children: over 6.9 million UNICEF MENA is appealing for US$ 2.6 billion to respond to the ongoing humanitarian crises and children’s humanitarian needs aro...
Press release
Qatar Fund for Development Signs a contribution to UNICEF core resources
DOHA, 26 March 2022 –, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) announced an $8 million contribution to UNICEF today, in an agreement signed by Director General HE Mr. Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, in the margins of the Doha Forum. The contribution will go towards UNICEF’s cor...
Press release
The Government of Japan Contributes US$4.7 Million for Strengthening Access to UNICEF’s WASH and Health Services in East Ghouta
Damascus, Syria, 30 March 2021, – The Government of Japan has contributed USD 4.7 million to support UNICEF’s Strengthening Access to WASH, Maternal and Child Health Services in East Ghouta project in Syria. The project, aiming to reach some 420,000 people in East Ghouta, will help children, women and families get adequate and equitable access to safe water resources and…
News note
UNICEF appeals for a record US$2.5 billion to respond to children’s humanitarian needs and the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa
AMMAN, 7 December 2020, –UNICEF is appealing for a record high US$ 2.5 billion in emergency funding. The funds will be used to respond to the needs of 39 million children 1 with life-saving assistance in the Middle East and North Africa in 2021. This includes an increase of nearly US$ 500 million 2 to continue re...
Appeal
Humanitarian Action for Children in the Middle East and North Africa
Total number of children in the region: over 178 million. Children in need: 38 million (one in five children) – 20 per cent of the children in need globally. Total internally displaced children: over 6 million. Total refugee children: 6.3 million. The region is home to the highest unemployment rates among young pe...
Annual report
Humanitarian Action for Children 2021
UNICEF remains committed to establishing effective linkages between its humanitarian action and development programming, contributing to peacebuilding and supporting countries to strengthen capacities and systems. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented global health, humanitarian, socio-economi...
Press release
The Muslim World League supports UNICEF to meet the needs of children in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Riyad, 2 September 2020 –, UNICEF welcomes the contribution of the Muslim World League providing US$1 million over the course of three years aiming to support the needs the vulnerable children in a number of countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Africa. “The contribution of Muslim World League will support UNICEF’s continuous and ongoing efforts to reach…, “, Muslim World League through its Under secretariat for Executive Affairs...
Campaign
Help Reimagine A Child's Future
Every child has the right to learn and receive education. However, conflicts and the Covid-19 pandemic are interrupting children´s dreams and hopes in the Middle East and North Africa region. Together we can bring them back to school… or bring school to their homes if they need it! Whatever it takes, to help them ...
Statement
Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore at the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
NEW YORK, 2 June 2020 , - "The situation in Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. "And the burden is falling heavily on children. "This complex emergency has pushed children to the brink. "Almost every child in Yemen — 12 million — now needs humanitarian assistance. "Nearly half a million are sufferi...
News note
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates support UNICEF to meet the needs of children in Yemen
Amman, 23 January 2020, - UNICEF welcomes the latest total contribution of US$ 105 million from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to support UNICEF’s 2019 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan for children. The ongoing conflict in Yemen has left over 12 million children dependent on humanitarian...
Press release
Japan contributes $2.8 million to UNICEF’s emergency response for children in northeast Syria
DAMASCUS,, 16, January 2020, – The Government of Japan has contributed $2.8 million to UNICEF’s emergency response for the most vulnerable children and families in northeast Syria. The contribution will ensure that over half a million people, including families in camps, collective shelters and host communities ca...