20 September 2019: UNICEF staff has been deployed to Ubon Ratchathani province, to meet with families and communities, in addition to local government officials and NGOs which are delivering emergency assistance, to assess the needs of children and families in the northeastern provinces of Thailand, which has been largely affected by the impact of the flooding.

Local authorities and NGOs are doing what they can to provide the necessary relief but the needs are great. In this photo, UNICEF’s Programme Officer is speaking to families to collect information on and assess how the flooding is affecting children’s needs in the areas of health, sanitation, and education, among other areas.