GENEVA, 4 December 2019 – UNICEF today released it's US$ 4.2 billion 2020 emergency appeal to reach 59 million children with life-saving support in 64 countries across the globe. It is its biggest ask of donors yet, representing 3.5 times the funds requested in 2010. “Around the world today, we’re seeing the largest number of children in need of…

This edition of UNICEF’s annual humanitarian funding appeal presents information about ongoing conflicts and disasters affecting millions of children and young people around the world – as well as achievements made by UNICEF and partners in response to these emergencies, and urgent humanitarian needs that remain unmet as 2020 begins. As the…, © U N IC E F/ U N 02 8 4 42 9/ FA D H E L UNICEF Humanitarian Action for Children 2020 Overview HUMANITARIAN ACTION FOR CHILDREN 2020 OVERVIEW UNICEF DECEMBER 20192 In conflict and disaster, children suffer first and suffer most. Today, one in four of the world’s children lives in a conflict or disaster zone — a fact that should shake each of us…

AMMAN, 2 December 2019 – “We are shocked and saddened at reports that eight children were killed and another eight were injured in attacks today on Tal Rifaat town, northern Aleppo. All of them were under the age of 15. “This brings the number of children killed in the north of Syria to at least 34 in the past four weeks alone. “The number of…

GENEVA/KYIV, 2 December 2019 – Despite recent developments intending to protect the rights of children affected by eastern Ukraine’s more than five-year-long conflict, nearly half a million girls and boys continue to face grave risks to their physical health and psychological well-being, said UNICEF today. “It is unconscionable that children in…

Last year, nearly 450 infants acquired HIV every day – most of them during childbirth. These children are at extremely high risk of dying in the first two years of life. But so many of them are never diagnosed or treated. Inadequate HIV testing and treatment for children is a widespread challenge. Although the 2019 global treatment rate for HIV-…

CUA intro, Around the world, attacks on children continue unabated. The number of countries experiencing violent conflict is the highest it has been in the last 30 years. The result is that more than 30 million children have been displaced by conflict. Many of them are being enslaved, trafficked, abused and exploited. Many more are living in limbo, without…, Recent emergencies news and features, HAC 2020 block, UNICEF aims to help 59 million children in emergencies in 2020, The needs of children in today’s humanitarian crises are immense, with protracted conflicts, climate related extreme weather events, natural disasters and health emergencies, affecting entire generations of children. The number of countries experiencing conflict is at its highest point since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the…, Humanitarian Action for Children: 2020 goals, Innovative and cost-effective initiatives such as community-based education in Afghanistan and radio programming in Burkina Faso, for example, provide alternative learning opportunities for children when schools are too dangerous to attend. UNICEF also provides training for community members, including teachers, to cope with traumatic events…, Key humanitarian results for 2019 include:, In the first eight months of the year, UNICEF provided humanitarian assistance to nearly 29 million children. In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNICEF worked with local partners, community and religious leaders, the media and businesses to bring life-saving information about the Ebola virus . In Yemen , we provided mental health and…, Stop attacks on children, Ultimately children need peace to thrive. It is critical for children that efforts to end today’s seemingly endless armed conflicts are redoubled. But children cannot wait for protection – while wars continue, we must never accept attacks against children. Thirty years since the adoption of the  Convention on the Rights of the Child , and 70 years…, Videos, UNICEF UNICEF, What we can all do to make change happen, Citizens everywhere   can begin by not averting their gaze from children’s suffering, because it seems too distant or the politics of conflict too complex. We must insist to national and international leaders that protecting children during armed conflict is the cornerstone of our shared humanity. We must demand leadership which is prepared to act…

SUVA, 28 November 2019: UNICEF is supporting the Governments of Samoa, Fiji and the Kingdom of Tonga to respond to the current measles outbreak in the Pacific region. As of 28 November, almost 300,000 vaccines and medical supplies have been delivered to reach those populations most at-risk in Samoa, Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga, Vanuatu, Cook…

FLORENCE, 28 November 2019 – Blanket restrictions on children’s internet use prevent them from taking advantage of critical learning and skills development opportunities, according to a new UNICEF report, launched today at the Internet Governance Forum in Berlin. Produced by the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti and the London School of…

KINSHASA, 27 November 2019 - “Since the beginning of the year, more than 5,000 people have died due to measles, over 90 per cent of them children under the age of five. “While the Ebola outbreak, which has claimed more than 2,000 lives in the Eastern DRC, has commanded sustained international attention, measles, which has claimed more than twice…

KRASNOHORIVKA, Ukraine – Eleven-year-old Sasha is in the kitchen of his family home in, enthusiastically kneading some dough with one hand. His face beams as he talks about how much he enjoys cooking. “I bake pies. And I’ve got a signature dish – a salad with cheese and chicken. I invented it myself,” he says. “Everyone in my family likes it.” But…