January - December 2022. UNICEF Venezuela Response

Find in this report a summary of UNICEF's response in the country during the period January - December 2022.

A nurse provides oxygen and medication to a newborn baby inside an incubator at health centre supported by UNICEF in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Highlights

  • Between January-December 2022, UNICEF's lifesaving interventions reached around 2.5 million people including 2.1 million children.
     
  • 69% of 22,080 children with wasting in 21 states have been discharged as cured thanks to UNICEF nutrition-supported programmes.
     
  • 160,000 children (19,200 children with disabilities) in 259 schools gained access to inclusive WASH services and practices, including menstrual hygiene management.
     
  • UNICEF procured and delivered 3 million doses of measles/rubella vaccine to reach 1.8 million children under 6 years in support of the national vaccination campaign against polio, measles, and rubella to prevent outbreaks.
     
  • 47,912 children gained access to birth registration through UNICEF’s work with the MoH and the National Electoral Commission, which contributes to promoting and protecting children’s right to identity.
Cover Situation Report UNICEF Venezuela - 2022
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