UNICEF responds to over 200 emergencies every year.
During emergencies, children are especially vulnerable to disease, malnutrition and violence. Measles, diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections, malaria and malnutrition are all major killers.
In the last decade, an estimated 20 million children have been forced to flee their homes, and more than one million have been orphaned or separated from their families.
Every year, an estimated 300,000 child soldiers – boys and girls under the age of 18 – are involved in more than 30 conflicts worldwide.
UNICEF saves lives during emergencies.
UNICEF responds to over 200 emergencies every year, including many that don’t make the headlines. Our role is to step in when and where required to protect and save children from harm.
We provide emergency immunisation as a top priority, along with vitamin A supplements and therapeutic feeding centres.
UNICEF also works to ensure safe supplies of drinking water, and to improve sanitary conditions for communities and the displaced.
Providing long-term help is as important as the immediate, initial wave of aid. UNICEF takes care of children both during the initial crisis and afterwards to save lives and ensure children’s rights are realised.
Donate to UNICEF Australia’s Silent Emergencies appeal.
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By becoming a UNICEF Global Parent and making a regular donation, you can help build long-term sustainable communities for many children and their families.
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