UNICEF emergency relief

Ready for use at any time: UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein’s Emergency Relief Fund. By donating to the Emergency Relief Fund, you can ensure the timely provision of relief supplies and help save children’s lives in crisis situations and disasters around the world.

War brings suffering, first and foremost to children. Children need peace – whether in Israel, Palestine or across the globe. UNICEF is doing everything it can to make this happen.

This winter, hundreds of thousands of families are threatened by a humanitarian catastrophe. Weakened by conflict and natural disasters, they have to face the icy cold unprotected. For children, this is a mortal danger. UNICEF is on the ground, providing aid that is urgently required.

Afghanistan is under threat from a humanitarian disaster: weakened by multiple crisessuch as natural catastrophes, conflicts, disease and hunger, people are battling for survival every day. This situation was made considerably worse by the devastating earthquakes that hit the west of the country at the beginning of October. More than half of the population need urgent help, including 15 million children.

Storm Daniel has brought massive destruction to northeastern Libya. Countless buildings and even whole neighborhoods have been swept away by flood waters. It is assumed that around 11,300 people have died, with many more injured or missing.

There have never been as many child refugees as there are today. The numbers are dramatic: 103 million people are fleeing over land, across water and through deserts and war zones. This figure includes 36.5 million children.

Yemen remains one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world. After eight long years of conflict, the country is in a deep economic crisis.

Armed conflicts have plunged Sudan into a humanitarian nightmare: caught in the crossfire of the heavy fighting, 13.6 million children lack food, safe water, shelter and medical care. The need for humanitarian aid is greater than ever.

During the night of Monday, February 6, 2023, the earth shook on the Syrian–Turkish border. So far, more than 40,000 casualties have been confirmed, including children. UNICEF is on the ground in Syria and Türkiye providing life-saving aid.

7.5 million children are in great danger because of the war in Ukraine. Then came the devastating dam breach at the beginning of June. UNICEF is continuing its emergency response in Ukraine and many neighboring countries.

Pakistan’s rainy season was especially severe in 2022. Up to five times more water fell compared to the average of the previous 30 years. At least 3.4 million children are at risk from the floods and their immediate impact.

The situation in Syria is desperate. Millions of children are utterly exhausted after 12 years of war. They know nothing but violence, loss and displacement.