Search results

Tonga

Vake, 14, with her mother, Maaimoa Toetu'u.

11 January 2023

“When we came back, there was nothing left”

One year on, UNICEF continues to support recovery efforts in Tonga

Hope delivered for families in Tonga

11 January 2023

Hope delivered for families in Tonga

Delivering life-saving water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies

Sandrine, UNICEF WASH officer unloads UNICEF- WASH supplies for Emergency Medical Operation Center in Melsisi.

Meet Milika and Sandrine - UNICEF Pacific's WASH Officers

Delivering life-saving water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to families and children

Children playing in playground.

Let’s re-imagine education: Tonga boosts efforts to ensure all its children are able to access quality education

Japan and UNICEF partnership to support the Kingdom of Tonga’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out

“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

Kingdom of Tonga receives 54,990 doses of Pfizer vaccines through Australia-UNICEF partnership

“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