Tagged: emergency response

Community volunteers help tackle malnutrition in Rakhine, Myanmar

Health and nutrition

By Macarena Aguilar

Since violence escalated across Myanmar’s northern townships of Rakhine State in August last year and access to health and nutrition services dropped drastically, community volunteers have become a critical safeguard against the risk of malnutrition among children. With years of experience working for international non-government… Read more →←

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 →←

UNICEF supporting children affected by violence in Rakhine, Myanmar

Emergencies

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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 →←

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 →←

Vanuatu: Preparing children and schools for emergencies is key

Emergencies

By UNICEF Pacific

With an enrolment of 98 girls and boys, Kings Cross Primary School on Tanna island (Vanuatu), sits nestled at the base of the giant Yasur volcano and the foothill of a mountain to the other side. Due to its location it was not surprising that one of the first scenarios for the emergency drills was a volcanic eruption. “We have to run… Read more →←

DPR Korea floods: “We all huddle together to keep warm”

Emergencies

By Devashish Dutta

Sim Hye Sun can still remember the torrential rains and the sudden warning from loudspeakers, telling everyone to leave their homes and run to higher ground. “We had to run with only the clothes we were wearing. When we returned two days later, everything was gone,” she says. Floods in North Hamyong Province, DPR Korea, have had a… Read more →←

UNICEF supporting children affected by floods in DPR Korea

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In the north of DPR Korea severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Lionrock has displaced over 100,000 people and destroyed homes, schools, hospitals and other critical infrastructure. The impact has been devastating and UNICEF is urgently working to help those most in need. “The scale of this disaster is beyond anything experienced by… Read more →←

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