Multi-Country - UNICEF Humanitarian Appeals 2012

This grant represents Canada’s support to UNICEF’s humanitarian appeals in response to drought and conflict in the Sahel (specifically Chad Mali Niger Burkina Faso Mauritania Senegal and Cameroon) and eastern Africa; severe acute malnutrition throughout Africa; and protracted crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo North Korea Pakistan and Yemen. Founded in 1946 UNICEF is mandated by the UN General Assembly to protect the rights of children and women in developing countries through its development and humanitarian assistance programming. In humanitarian emergencies UNICEF’s activities include: the provision of commodities to treat severe acute malnutrition; safe drinking water sanitation facilities and hygiene programming; emergency education; basic health care; and protection services for children and women.

Expected outputs include: the provision of commodities to treat severe acute malnutrition; safe drinking water sanitation facilities and hygiene programming; emergency education; basic health care; and protection services for children and women. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.