The ongoing crisis in the Horn of Africa will remain a significant part of UNICEF’s global humanitarian response in the coming year, according to the ‘Humanitarian Action for Children 2012’ report, which launches tomorrow. Report by Chris Niles. UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes Louis-Georges Arsenault discusses UNICEF’s annual appeal for emergency funding. The report appeals … Continued

MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 16 January 2012 – “At the beginning I thought she had just diarrhea, but when she didn’t stop vomiting I took her to the hospital, where they told me it might be cholera,” said Getou Bofala, 35. Report by Cornelia Walther She had been sitting at the bedside of … Continued

Pibor County, in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, is the site of recent conflict between members of the Murle and the Lou Nuer tribes. The violence has forced thousands of people to take refuge in surrounding bush areas. Here, UNICEF’s Sunil Verma reports from an assessment mission organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. … Continued

UNICEF challenged young Haitian filmmakers to reveal how they view their country – and its conditions for children – two years after the January 2010 earthquake. Report by Mariana Palavra. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 12 January 2012 VIDEO: Watch Pierre Lucson Bellegarde’s film, ‘The Compass’, about a woman who was seriously injured in the 2010 earthquake. “This … Continued

January 12, 2010, the day a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, is still fresh in the memory of Renold Telford, Haiti’s Director of Basic Education. Report by Mariana Palavra, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti. VIDEO: UNICEF reports on the situation for children two years after Haiti’s 2010 earthquake. The education system – like many of the country’s essential systems … Continued

UNICEF has been a development partner in Haiti for over 60 years. With expertise in education, child protection, nutrition, health and water sanitation and hygiene, UNICEF and partners have coordinated a large-scale emergency response for children and families.  We will continue to develop and strengthen systems that protect the rights of children. Your crucial support … Continued

I’d been in Haiti after the earthquake in July 2010 and it took me a long time to try to come to terms with what I’d seen. To witness people desperately trying to survive – enduring anywhere they could find a scrap of land to live on.  Back then, six months on from the earthquake, … Continued

Even as the battle against hunger continues in the drought-hit Horn of Africa, another crisis has begun to unfold in eight countries across West Africa. Report by Priyanka Pruthi VIDEO: December 2011 – UNICEF correspondent Priyanka Pruthi reports on the growing crisis in Africa’s Sahel region, where more than a million children are at risk … Continued

From famine in the Horn of Africa to flooding in Pakistan and uprisings across the Middle East, 2011 was a challenging year for families in the developing world. Report by Chris Niles 31 December 2011: Watch UNICEF’s year in review. Extreme weather, rising food prices, and political conflict displaced millions and pushed families to desperation … Continued

Work must begin “at once” to prevent a disastrous food crisis in West Africa, according to UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. “More than one million children in the Sahel region of Africa could face life-threatening malnutrition in 2012 if the global community does not take immediate action,” Lake said in a statement. Poor harvests are … Continued

It’s not a tsunami or an earthquake – it is a predictable emergency. UNICEF estimates more than a million children under five will need to be treated in feeding centres for severe malnutrition in the Sahel region of Africa. It is a staggeringly high number, and there is little time to prepare.  Report by Martin … Continued

UNICEF is today delivering water and sanitation supplies to assist in the provision of clean water and sanitation facilities for 15,000 families affected by the devastating floods in southern Philippines. MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 20 December 2011. The agency also today launched an appeal for US$4.2 million to assist families affected by Tropical Storm Washi (local name … Continued