Humanitarian action and emergencies

Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements.   Latest EAPRO Humanitarian Situation Reports:  Humanitarian Situation Report, July - September 2021…

The world as we know it has changed., In the space of just a few months, COVID-19 has unleashed itself with alarming speed, leaving no continent or country untouched. In East Asia and the Pacific, home to 2.2 billion people, COVID-19 has further pummelled families already struggling to put food on the table and educate their children. It has turned upside down the lives of those who…, What will that world look like?, Our COVID-19 blueprint for action: Recover, Rebound and Reimagine , may help shape the answer. It argues that we shouldn't simply be using this moment to roll back to what was. We must be bold and reimagine what a better future could be like for every child., Please join us. Let’s unite in our efforts to recover, rebound, and reimagine a stronger future for every child., Karin Hulshof, Regional Director, UNICEF East Asia & Pacific, #NotGoingBack, Recover, Rebound, Reimagine, Report cover   UNICEF predicts that an additional 22 million children in Southeast Asia and the Pacific could fall into poverty in 2020 because of the socio-economic impact of the pandemic. It is up to all of us to ensure that the hard-won gains achieved for children in the areas of health, education and protection are not only defended, but built…, The impacts of COVID-19 on children & families, What would you leave behind?, View this post on Instagram A post shared by 최시원 • Siwon Choi (@siwonchoi) Join us and Siwon Choi by sharing your messages online, using #NotGoingBack, to tell the world what you want to leave behind.  Use our stickers by searching 'notgoingback' and tag us!       Special thanks to  Indochina Starfish Foundation and Aide et Action . 

If a child becomes sick with symptoms of fever, cough, difficulty breathing that are typical of coronavirus or another type of illness such as diarrhoea, it is very important to seek medical care early, and follow instructions from a health care provider. Treatment will depend upon diagnosis and the symptoms experienced. In addition, it is…, 1. Breastfeed more frequently, Babies and young children need breast milk to help fight sickness, prevent weight loss, and recover more quickly. Breastfeeding also provides comfort to sick babies and children. If a child refuses to breastfeed because they have lost appetite or are feeling unwell, encourage them until they take the breast again. If they are too weak to suckle,…, 2. Continue to provide food and drink, Babies and young children need more food and liquids when they are sick to make up for nutrients that are lost as a result of fever or diarrhoea. Children need to be encouraged to continue to eat and drink as much as possible. This is true even when they have diarrhoea which gets temporarily worse after consuming food and drink. If your child’s…, 3. Add another meal during recovery, After your child has recovered, it is important to breastfeed frequently and actively encourage one additional meal of solid food each day for the following two weeks. This will help your child regain the weight that may have been lost as a result of sickness.

It is particularly important for young children under the age of two years to have a nutritious diet to protect their immunity, and to ensure their future growth and development. The COVID-19 crisis is disrupting normal life, so that parents and caregivers may either not be able to afford or get out to buy the food that they normally give their…, 1. Continue to breastfeed, Up until six months of age, breastmilk provides all the nutrients that a child needs and protects against illness. Babies do not need additional liquids or food and in fact these may be harmful. At six months of age, breastmilk is no longer enough on its own and a variety of foods need to be introduced to ‘complement’ breastmilk. However,…, 2. Provide a variety of foods and regular meals, Children from six months of age need to eat from at least four food groups each day including fruit and vegetables, grains, pulses and nuts, animal and dairy products and staple foods such as rice. They also need to drink plenty of liquids such as breastmilk and/or purified water to keep them hydrated. As they have small stomachs, they need to eat…, 3. Give healthy snacks and plenty of water, To keep children going during the day, add one or two healthy snacks to eat between meals and lots of purified water. Choose snacks like fruit or vegetables that are either soft or cut into pieces suitable for the age of your child. Bananas are a good choice but this will depend upon what is available. It is tempting to give children soft drinks…, 4. Avoid manufactured baby foods and formula milks, Some children will be used to having manufactured baby foods or formula milks marketed for children over six months of age. This may be because mothers have had to leave the family home for work and can no longer breastfeed or because these foods and formula milks are considered healthy. In fact, manufactured baby foods and formula milk are no…, Listen to the advice from Suntaree!

UNICEF Office in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) transferred nine ambulances equipped with spare parts to the Ministry of Public Health on 11 September 2019 for County Hospitals in nine convergence counties. The ambulances are an essential part of the Maternal, Child Health and Newborn Care Programme that UNICEF is working…

Our work in the region, Stretching from Mongolia in the North to Tonga in the South, the East Asia & Pacific office covers one of the most diverse and dynamic areas in world. Each year around 30 million children are born and UNICEF is there to help protect and promote their rights.  girls jumping together in the Philippines, Adolescents, Children holding hands in the Philippines, Child protection, Silvina Barreto (Middle), is attending preschool at Si-Rui Suco Laubonu, Ermera Municipality, Timor-Leste., Children's rights and business, A child with a physical impairment, sits next to his best friend, a child with a visual impairment, Children with disabilities, Children outside their UNICEF-supported school in Timor-Leste, Education, Makelesi, 7, standing in destoryed library of Nabau District School in Ra Province, Fiji after a cyclone, Emergencies, Girl in Fijian school raises her arm, Gender equality, A child is administered an oral vaccine during a routine immunization session at the health centre in the village of Preak Krabao, Kang Meas District, Cambodia, Health, A girl who is HIV-positive holds a teddy bear in Ruili City, Yunnan Province., HIV/AIDS, Kids smiling after their lunch in a kindergarten which is supported by UNICEF Mongolia’s nutrition programme in Nalaikh, district Ulaanbaatar, Nutrition, a mother and father with their baby in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Social policy, A girl smiles while drinking water at a water point in the village of Adone, Ta Oi District, Saravane Province. The village is home to the Pacoh ethnic group., Water, sanitation & hygiene, climate change, Environment and Climate Change, A girl taking her classes online while her mother works remotely during the COVID-19 outbreak, Digital Transformation, Two girls on a bicycle infront of their house, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Emergencies, Rohingya Crisis, Thousands of Rohingya refugee children queue for aid at the Mainnerghona distribution center, Cox's Bazar, DPR Korea, a child in UNICEF-supported warm weather clothes in Northern DPR Korea