The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on February 4 launched an appeal for 1.2 billion USD in support for women and children in 28 countries and territories that have been identified as being in “the most desperate need”.
The appeal is part of UNICEF’s this-year humanitarian action programme.
Haiti tops the list of the 28 countries most in need due to the consequences of a horrific earthquake on January 12 that killed at least 200,000 people and affected 2 million others.
The organisation will also begin a campaign aimed at immunising 500,000 children under the age of seven against measles, diphtheria and tetanus.
Every year, UNICEF responds to 200 emergencies all over the world. In 2009, the organisation provided humanitarian aid to women and children affected by natural and man-made disasters in Southeast Asia, as well as conflicts in the Horn of Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to the Humanitarian Action Report 2010, the greatest needs are still in sub-Saharan Africa , where some 24 million people were affected by drought, chronic food insecurity and armed conflicts in 2009./.
The appeal is part of UNICEF’s this-year humanitarian action programme.
Haiti tops the list of the 28 countries most in need due to the consequences of a horrific earthquake on January 12 that killed at least 200,000 people and affected 2 million others.
The organisation will also begin a campaign aimed at immunising 500,000 children under the age of seven against measles, diphtheria and tetanus.
Every year, UNICEF responds to 200 emergencies all over the world. In 2009, the organisation provided humanitarian aid to women and children affected by natural and man-made disasters in Southeast Asia, as well as conflicts in the Horn of Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to the Humanitarian Action Report 2010, the greatest needs are still in sub-Saharan Africa , where some 24 million people were affected by drought, chronic food insecurity and armed conflicts in 2009./.
