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Humanitarian Action and Emergencies

Teniou, 9, sits on a mangrove in an area which usually floods at high tide in Tebunginako village, Abaiang Atoll, South Tarawa, Kiribati, Saturday 30 January 2016.

31 October 2019

Disaster risk reduction and emergencies

UNICEF is on the ground before, during, and after emergencies, working to reach children and families with lifesaving aid and long-term assistance.

“I felt sad that the sea overflowed. While it was happening, I was scared, and I am still sad, but it is slowly getting better.” – Ana, 9

“The events of the night are still haunting them today.”

Reaching children and families with psycho-social support in Tonga

“After [the tsunami passed] we came down and I saw that the waves damaged the house. Big trees and branches were pushed inside the yard.” Semisi, 15, was in a neighbouring village preparing for Sunday school when he first heard the eruption.

13 February 2022

New UNICEF – Government of Japan partnership to support thousands of Tongan families affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunami

Sione, 18, in front of his damaged home. Few families in Tonga were left untouched by the destruction.

04 February 2022

A narrow escape

Sione shares his experience of the volcanic explosion and tsunami in Tonga

Eleven-year-old Moui-He-Kelesi, left, and his older sister Paea-He-Lotu, 15, clean outside their home. “I felt scared. I cried as I was running, and I was trying to hold onto my mom,” he says, following the eruption. As the family drove home, thick ash rained down on Tongatapu.

28 January 2022

“I cried as I was running.”

Hear from children in the aftermath of the Tonga volcanic eruption

Saia Monu, 15-years-old from Tonga

26 January 2022

Recovering from the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga

Thousands of children have been affected by the disaster. UNICEF is working with partners to provide urgent support.

16 January 2022

UNICEF ready to support families and children in the aftermath of volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga

Handwashing

Over 30,000 cyclone affected Fijian children and their families to receive support under new UNICEF - Government of New Zealand partnership

Dawara Village in Savusavu, few days after severe tropical cyclone Yasa.

03 February 2021

Dawara families say, ‘worst cyclone and flooding ever’

For hours families in Dawara village in Cakaudrove Province felt the full brunt of severe TC Yasa as it barreled down on Fiji in December, last year

Virisila Rokocinono, 16, washes clothes at a small creek after Tropical Cyclone Yasa hit her island home and left them with no water supply.

31 December 2020

Virisila's hopes undeterred

Tropical Cyclone Yasa devastates families and children, leaving them without access to basic supplies.