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UNICEF in Emergencies
Humanitarian action is central to UNICEF’s mandate and to realizing the rights of every child.
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First UNICEF flight lands in Yangon carrying vital supplies for children and families impacted by Myanmar earthquake
BANGKOK/YANGON, 3 April 2025, – In the first humanitarian flight by an aid organization to land in Myanmar following the devastating earthquake of 28 March, UNICEF has flown in 80 metric tonnes of emergency supplies to support children and families in urgent need across the worst-affected areas of the country. Sup...
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Millions of children at grave risk following Myanmar’s deadliest earthquake in decades
NEW YORK/BANGKOK/YANGON, 30 March 2025 –, Millions of children are at risk following a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, compounding an already dire humanitarian situation. UNICEF is warning of the escalating impact on children and families—with needs rising by the hour and afte...
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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza
NEW YORK, 18 March 2025, – “Reports and images emerging from the Gaza Strip following today’s attacks are beyond horrifying. Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed, including more than 130 children, representing one of the largest single-day child death toll in the last year. “Some of the strikes reported...
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UNICEF helps displaced children as they return to Gaza
Embedded video follows UNICEF's Jonathan Crickx was recently with children and families in Gaza, as they made their way north to return to their homes. In China, people including children recently raised US $2.7 million to support UNICEF's work in Gaza on child protection and education.
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UNICEF sends supplies to help children and pregnant women affected by the Xizang earthquake
BEIJING, 16 January 2025, – UNICEF has sent urgently needed emergency relief supplies for children and families affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Dingri County in Xizang Autonomous Region, on 7 January 2025. This follows a request from the local governments of Dingri County and neighbouring Sajia ...
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Recovery and resilience: A Malawi family's journey after Idai
Embedded video follows A Malawian mother of three recounts the journey of her family restarting their life with support from UNICEF and the Government of China.
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UNICEF is helping 65,000 children return to school
Embedded video follows Watch how UNICEF is helping 65,000 children affected by the recent typhoon and floods in Hunan return to school and get their lives back to normal.
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Joint statement by UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO on humanitarian supplies crossing into Gaza
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 21 October 2023, –, , “A first, but limited, shipment of life-saving humanitarian supplies from the United Nations and the Egyptian Red Crescent entered Gaza today on 20 trucks, passing through the Rafah Crossing. “It will provide an urgently needed lifeline to some of the hundreds of thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, who have been cut off from water,…
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Strengthening Capacity in Emergency Preparedness and Response for Children in China and Beyond
Climate change, conflict, and epidemics: the world is facing increasingly frequent emergencies that put vulnerable groups – especially children – at risk. Before, during and after these emergencies UNICEF is fulfilling our core commitments to children. In partnership with the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM)...
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South-South Cooperation for Children in Practice
UNICEF works with and for the world’s most vulnerable children. This work depends on our partnerships. UNICEF is working with government partners in China to help reach some of the most vulnerable children in developing countries, in line with proven best practices and norms in international development. South-Sou...
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UNICEF sends medical equipment worth over US$1 million to flood-hit Henan Province
Xinmi, Henan Province, 11 August 2021, –, UNICEF has dispatched critical medical equipment worth more than US$1 million to Xinmi, Henan Province, in support of the provincial government’s response to devastating floods last month. Heavy rains across most of Henan from 17-22 July caused 302 deaths and 50 people to ...