Multi-Country - UNICEF Humanitarian Appeals 2019

January 2019 - Founded in 1946 the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the United Nation General Assembly to protect the rights of children and women in developing countries through its development and humanitarian assistance programming. UNICEF’s mandate in humanitarian situations is to meet the needs of the most vulnerable to save lives and protect rights. In humanitarian emergencies UNICEF’s project activities include: (1) providing people with access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities; (2) treating children for severe acute malnutrition; (3) providing emergency education programming for children; (4) ensuring protection services for children and women; and (5) providing basic healthcare.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to safe drinking water sanitation facilities and hygiene education; (2) increased access to services and commodities to identify and treat acute malnutrition for the most vulnerable including children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women; (3) increased school enrollment and attendance rate; (4) increased access to protection services particularly for children and women; and (5) increased access to basic health care services. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained for the populations in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.