Multi-Country - UNICEF Humanitarian Appeals 2013

March 2013 - Founded in 1946 the United Nations Children's Fund (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 healthcare; and protection services for children and women. With Canada's support UNICEF's 2013 emergency operations in Burma Chad the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Pakistan and Somalia aim to provide protection and assistance to an estimated 9 million people affected by conflict food insecurity political instability and drought.

Expected outputs include: the provision of food and nutrition 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 includes: reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.