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Every year, UNICEF responds to hundreds of humanitarian emergencies around the world — braving war zones, treacherous terrain, disasters and disease to protect the most vulnerable children. Before, during and after emergencies, UNICEF is there.

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Kids need UNICEF more than ever:

  • The number of people who need humanitarian assistance keeps rising due to conflicts and climate change, rising poverty and food insecurity.
  • Urbanization, environmental degradation, large-scale migration, forced displacements and public health emergencies increasingly compound the threats children face.
  • Globally, over 114 million people have been forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution — a record number. 
  • Climate disasters — from severe drought to flooding — have tripled over the last 30 years, increasing water scarcity and food insecurity and displacing more and more families from their homes.
  • In war, children under age 5 are more than 20 times more likely to die from diarrheal disease linked to unsafe water and sanitation than from conflict-related violence.

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  • UNICEF has a global presence: UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories, more than any other children’s organization.
  • UNICEF acts quickly: Thanks to UNICEF’s emergency response systems and global supply chain, help can reach children in an emergency with lifesaving supplies — almost anywhere in the world — within 72 hours. 
  • UNICEF gets results: UNICEF supplies vaccines that reach 46 percent of the world's children under age 5 to protect them from potentially deadly diseases, focusing on the most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach children.
  • UNICEF gives families the help they need: Millions of households are benefiting from cash assistance, helping families feed their children, get them to school and heat their homes — and relieving the economic pressures that can send children to work or early marriage rather than school.
  • UNICEF employs proven strategies for helping children in emergencies heal: UNICEF connects children with the psychosocial support they need to cope with the immediate and long-term effects of exposure to war and other traumas.
  • UNICEF makes sure kids can be kids: Child-Friendly Spaces in emergency settings offer displaced and otherwise vulnerable children with a safe place to play and learn and find some normalcy — all critical to their recovery.

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EVERY CHILD HEALTHY
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SAFE WATER FOR EVERY CHILD
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EVERY CHILD EDUCATED
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EVERY CHILD NOURISHED
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EVERY CHILD PROTECTED
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EVERY CHILD RESPECTED
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Ukraine's Youth Help Children Build a Healthier FutureMeet Ivanna
Samer, Boy Champion for Menstrual Hygiene, Breaks Taboos in SudanMeet Samer
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UNICEF Youth Groups Fight Child Marriage in EthiopiaMeet Mereke

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