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Children in Emergencies

The ceasefire in Lebanon brings hope to 1.9 million children.  

After enduring months of heavy airstrikes, the ceasefire in Lebanon aims to end over a year of conflict, which has reportedly killed more than 240 children, injured around 1,400, and disrupted the lives of countless others. 

Before conflict escalated in the region, Lebanon was grappling with multiple challenges, including an education crisis, food poverty and a health system that was on the brink of collapse. More recently, children have been displaced, and their homes, schools and the essential services they rely on have been damaged or destroyed.  

Restoring these vital lifelines is crucial to ensure that children can recover and thrive. UNICEF is assisting with early recovery efforts and are ready to scale up our response, providing resources and expertise to rebuild water systems, primary health care, schools and other services children rely on. 

We need your help to be there for every child as they start to rebuild their lives after months of devastating loss. 

A mother holds her child who is suffering from mpox at the isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported hospital in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A mother holds her child who is suffering from mpox at the isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported hospital in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
© UNICEF/UNI624806/Benekire

Millions of children around the world face devastating losses and uncertain futures caused by natural disasters, public health crises and ongoing wars and conflicts.    

In places including Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, Myanmar and many other places, humanitarian emergencies are unfolding around the world. Children are losing their homes, schools and loved ones, and a lack of access to food, water and healthcare is causing immense challenges.  

Globally, children live in severe food poverty, making them up to 50 per cent more likely to experience ‘wasting’, a life-threatening form of malnutrition. And although parents and caregivers are doing everything they can, devastatingly, children living in places like Gaza, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen are at high risk of famine. 

Your gift will make a difference. 

We can’t stop emergencies from happening, but we can ensure that more children survive. That means being on the ground, delivering lifesaving support during emergencies and assisting with long-term support in the years after a crisis to help restore vital programs and ensure every child is healthy, educated and safe from harm.   

A woman holds her 13-month-old son at her home in Sudan.
Laila carries her 13-month-old son at her home in Sudan. He is receiving treatment for severe acute malnutrition under a UNICEF-supported nutrition program.
© UNICEF/UNI593887/Hasouna

We are working alongside our partners to provide urgent assistance to children and families caught in emergencies. 

Every year, UNICEF responds to hundreds of emergencies, delivering lifesaving support, safeguarding children’s rights and protecting them from harm. From emergency relief to long-term development solutions, UNICEF is 100 per cent donor funded.  

How will my donation help children?

When you donate to support our emergency work, you can help us reach the world’s most vulnerable children and their communities in places like Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Haiti and Myanmar. We’re there for every child, no matter what.   

  • $90 could help provide 18,000 water purification tablets, each able to create up to five litres of clean drinking water. 
  • $133 could help provide 253 sachets of Plumpy’Nut®, a therapeutic peanut paste, to help save the lives of two children with malnutrition. 
  • $311 could help provide a School-in-a-Box so 40 children can continue their education. 
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    How do we use each dollar donated?

  • 80¢
    on average, 80 cents to every dollar spent for the past three years went directly to helping children in need, including long-term programs, emergency response and community education.
  • 20¢
    on average, 14 cents to every dollar spent for the past three years went to essential fundraising costs that helped us generate more impact for children, 6 cents went to admin costs, such as keeping your personal data safe.

Your gift will support children impacted by this emergency, and crisis around the world. If you choose to donate monthly or should we receive more funds than is needed for this emergency, your gift will support UNICEF's work where the need is greatest. Find out more about our financial management in our annual report.  

When war breaks out or disaster strikes, you can make a difference.

UNICEF is on the ground, providing urgent assistance to children and their families. But we can’t do it alone. We need your help to always be there. No matter what.