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Protected: Chefs unite for better food in East Asia & Pacific

Children's rights Emergencies Health and nutrition

By UNICEF EAPRO

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Protecting flood victims in DPR Korea

Protecting flood victims in DPR Korea

Emergencies

By Simon Nazer

Huge rains late August 2018 in southern DPR Korea brought with them floods, landslides and loss, affecting over 10,000 people. In Kumchon County, one of the worst affected areas, the floods claimed the lives of 42 people, with children among the victims. Landslides were one of the biggest dangers in this mountainous area and Ri Hyo Sim,… Read more →←
Reuniting families after the tsunami

Reuniting families after the tsunami

Emergencies

By Ethan Donnell, UNICEF New Zealand

Even six months after his life changed, Pak Bakir’s days begin essentially the same. He wakes before dawn and spends his morning in the cornfields. His wife would often have coffee waiting for him. Now that he’s a single father of five, his children pitch in where they can. His 13-year-old son prepares the coffee today. Rivaldi knows… Read more →←
Rohingya crisis: standing in no-man’s land

Rohingya crisis: standing in no-man’s land

Emergencies

By Andreas Wuestenberg

It’s only 7am but the heat is already unbearable. Sweat is pouring down my cheeks as I balance myself on a tiny patch of mud ahead of a group of around 3,000 Rohingya refugees. In front of me walks my colleague Zahid Hassan. I can tell from the way he is breathing how nervous he is. Thousands of refugees had just taken the perilous… Read more →←
DPR Korea: drought response

DPR Korea: drought response

Emergencies

By Shima Islam

In 2017, parts of DPR Korea were undergoing serious drought, the effects of which are still being felt today. Heat waves that began in early May 2017 combined with lack of rainfall between April and June triggered extraordinary dry conditions in parts of the country’s agricultural heartland affecting the development of crops, and… Read more →←
The situation of children in Rakhine State, Myanmar

The situation of children in Rakhine State, Myanmar

Emergencies

By Marixie Mercado, UNICEF spokesperson

“I spent 6 December through 3 January in Myanmar, almost half of that time in Rakhine State. I traveled to the northern part of the state – where the violence broke out last August, driving 655,000 people, the vast majority of them Rohingya, across the border into Bangladesh. I also went to central Rakhine, where over 120,000… Read more →←
EmPOWER girls: international day of the girl 2017

EmPOWER girls: international day of the girl 2017

Emergencies

By Simon Nazer

In times of crisis – caused by disaster, conflict or the effects of climate change – girls face particular risks, violations and vulnerabilities just because they are girls. That is why today’s International Day of the Girl is drawing global attention to the challenges girls face before, during, and after emergencies through the… Read more →←
UNICEF supporting children affected by violence in Rakhine, Myanmar

UNICEF supporting children affected by violence in Rakhine, Myanmar

Emergencies

By Simon Nazer

Statement by Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director:  “More than 125,000 Rohingya refugees have fled across the border from Rakhine State, Myanmar, into Bangladesh since 25 August. As many as 80 per cent of them are women and children. Many more children in need of support and protection remain in the areas of northern Rakhine State… Read more →←
Child-friendly spaces support healing of displaced children in war-torn Marawi, Philippines

Child-friendly spaces support healing of displaced children in war-torn Marawi, Philippines

Emergencies

By Rosa May Maitem, UNICEF Philippines

ILIGAN CITY — “On May 23, men came to destroy my village. They set the church on fire and killed anyone they found in houses and along the streets of Marawi,” said 16-year-old Julie Ann Hamolong. Julie Ann and her family moved from one place to another to escape the escalating violence in Marawi. They hid inside houses and… Read more →←
Tackling nutrition during natural disasters in Mongolia

Tackling nutrition during natural disasters in Mongolia

Emergencies

By Ariunzaya Davaa, UNICEF Mongolia

Twin boys Tseveensuren and Tsendsuren, aged two and a half, are all smiles as they don their cool new sunglasses. Tseveensuren, the older of the two, gently puts his arm around his little brother’s shoulders as they pose for the camera. Their mother Otgonsuren, 37, is a single parent who also takes care of her elderly mother. “My… Read more →←
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Emergencies

Emergencies are caused by natural disasters or conflict. UNICEF helps children during emergencies and works to better prepare for future disasters.

Water and sanitation

Improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) prevents illness and disease. UNICEF works to expand WASH access for children in Asia-Pacific.

climate change

Health and nutrition

Our health and nutrition work focuses on young childhood development, including maternal and neonatal health, immunization and breastfeeding.

Child protection

Children in Asia-Pacific continue to experience violations of their rights. UNICEF's child protection work seeks to keep them safe from abuse.

Adolescence

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