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More than a million children in the Gaza Strip deprived of lifesaving aid for over one month
AMMAN, 5 April 2025 – , The blockade of humanitarian aid is having terrible consequences for one million children in the Gaza Strip. No aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 2 March 2025 – representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war – leading to shortages of food, safe water...
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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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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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UNICEF and China forge first-ever partnership in Afghanistan, delivering vital supplies to prevent disease outbreaks in drought-stricken communities
This article was first published on the UNICEF Afghanistan website., KABUL, 28 November 2024 –, For the first time in Afghanistan, UNICEF and the People’s Republic of China are partnering to support urgent needs for children and their families. The support will focus on providing hygiene and sanitation in communit...
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Returning to School, Recovering Smiles
When she thinks back to Typhoon Gaemi, Xiaonuan’s heart begins to beat faster: “It was during the summer holidays in July, around 4 or 5 o’clock in the morning when my parents woke me up. Outside, there was thunder and lightning, and I saw the water had already reached the doorstep,” the 13-year-old from Zixing Ci...
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UNICEF Sends Supplies to Children Affected by Henan Floods
Beijing, 29 July 2021, –, UNICEF has sent first batch of supplies to girls and boys in Xinxiang City, Henan Province who have been affected by record-breaking flooding following days of heavy rain. Supplies include 4,000 hygiene kits: 2,000 kits for girls and 2,000 kits for boys. The hygiene kits include hand sani...
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Despite challenges, UNICEF continues to ship vital supplies to affected countries amid soaring number of COVID-19 cases
COPENHAGEN/NEW YORK, 27 March 2020 –, As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, UNICEF is procuring and shipping vital supplies, including desperately required personal protective equipment (PPE), to countries affected. UNICEF is engaged with approximately 1,000 suppliers and industry leaders across the world, ...
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UNICEF and Government of China provide support to Cyclone Idai-affected families in Mozambique under South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund
29 October 2019, Beijing –, The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and China International Development and Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) signed an agreement on 17 October to provide USD 2 million in humanitarian assistance to Mozambique's families and children affected by Cyclone Idai. Cyclone Idai, which hit so...
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Nepal Earthquake: New appeal for children amid growing need
KATHMANDU, 30 April 2015 –, Around 1.7 million children are now in urgent need of aid in the areas worst-hit by the earthquake in Nepal, according to UNICEF. The children's organisation revealed the figure as it launched a US$ 50.35 million appeal to get humanitarian assistance to children and their families amid...
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UNICEF increases supplies from China to West Africa to support the emergency response for children
Beijing, 17 November 2014, , –, As UNICEF continues to expand its emergency response to the Ebola outbreak in the worst affected countries in West Africa, more urgently needed supplies are being procured and shipped from China. UNICEF has sent almost 3,000 metric tonnes of life-saving supplies including protectiv...
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UNICEF calls for US$2.2 billion to help 59 million children in emergencies
GENEVA, 21 February 2014 –, UNICEF appealed today for almost US$2.2 billion to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance in 2014 to 85 million people, including 59 million children, who face conflict, natural disasters and other complex emergencies in 50 countries. “I have just returned from South Sudan, the lat...