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Humanitarian action and emergencies

Volunteers carry down UNICEF donated supplies in an emergency warehouse of the Hubei Charity Foundation in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, on 18 March 2020.
Programme
02 May 2019
UNICEF in Emergencies
Humanitarian action is central to UNICEF’s mandate and to realizing the rights of every child.
On 26 September 2021 a group of migrants in South Sudan, displaced from their homes by floods, use a tarp to float down the Sobat River in search of higher ground.
Article
19 August 2022
Investing in children’s survival and well-being on a healthy
World Humanitarian Day
A child being treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) after Cyclone Idai.
Article
28 March 2022
South-South Cooperation Strengthens Humanitarian Responses
UNICEF and China Put Children at the Centre of Humanitarian Aid in Zimbabwe
A boy washes his face at a water point installed by UNICEF at a hospital in Herat.
Press release
08 December 2021
UNICEF launches US$9.4 billion emergency funding appeal for children affected by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19
Funds will support essential programs for over 177 million children in need across 145 countries and territories through 2022
Report
17 September 2021
South-South Cooperation for Children in Practice
Ten powerful examples of South-South cooperation for children in action

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A child is connected to a C-PAP machine at the Kapenguria Hospital in West Pokot County, Kenya.
Article
03 August 2021
Oxygen Concentrators During COVID-19
Oxygen access is a matter of life or death for vulnerable newborns and children.
UNICEF Deputy Representative Fiachra McAsey hands over a consignment of nutrition supplements to Dr. Kofi Issah, Director of the Family Health Division of the Ghana Health Service in Accra, on 26 February 2021. The supplements are part of the support provided by China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) to the Government of Ghana to reduce malnutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Press release
06 May 2021
China supports Government of Ghana efforts to improve child health and reduce malnutrition in COVID-19 outbreak with supplies and life-saving equipment.
Strengthening efforts to safeguard child health and tackle under-nutrition through strategic partnerships.
UNICEF Executive Director's message on Agenda of Action
Video
17 April 2020
UNICEF Executive Director's message on Agenda of Action
UNICEF launched its Agenda of Action, which shines a spotlight on the hidden victims of COVID-19 - Children.
Children wash their hands at a school in Zhong County, Chongqing, in 2015.
Article
14 March 2020
Everything you need to know about washing your hands
During a global pandemic, washing your hands can protect you and your loved ones
Statement
13 March 2020
UNICEF statement on COVID-19 outbreak