Four Months After Typhoon Haiyan

A new UNICEF report, Four Months After [pdf], describes both the progress made and the challenges that lie ahead for Filipino children. Some highlights:

• 14.1 million people, including 5.9 million children were affected
• four months on, 4.1 million people are still displaced
• nearly 3,200 schools and day care centers were destroyed

Key figures about UNICEF's role in the humanitarian response:

• 930,000 people received access to safe water
• 430,200 children received school supplies as part of a back-to-school campaign
• 97,000 children have been screened for malnutrition
• 1.1 million children have been targeted for vaccination
• 17,000 children are benefitting from 89 UNICEF Child-Friendly Spaces

Watch the UNICEF video "Four Months After Typhoon Haiyan:"