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When Disaster Strikes – Secondary Guide
Students in intermediate and senior grades will examine UNICEF global education concepts in relation to humanitarian emergencies and disaster relief. The country specific inserts will allow you to explore specific emergencies.
When Disaster Strikes: Syria Supplementary Guide
This supplementary guide for teachers explores the crisis in Syria that begin in 2011. What was known as the 'Arab Spring' in 2011 quickly developed into a civil war that has displaced millions of Syrians, with catastrophic effects on children and young people.
The Unfairy Tales
Three short animated stories of children on the move because of conflict
When Disaster Strikes: Horn of Africa Supplementary Guide
This supplementary guide for teachers explores a crisis in the Horn of Africa. By early July, 2011, it became apparent that a crisis was unfolding across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti, an area known as the Horn of Africa. A worsening drought, rising food prices, and on-going conflict in Somalia have created a severe humanitarian crisis.
When Disaster Strikes - Pakistan Supplementary Guide
This supplementary guide for teachers examines severe flooding in Pakistan. On July 27, 2010, the first of what would eventually be a series of heavy monsoon rains arrived in Pakistan, largely affecting the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and immediately killing more than one thousand people while displacing millions of others.
When Disaster Strikes - Haiti Supplementary Guide
This supplementary guide for teachers explores a devastating earthquake in Haiti. On the evening of January 12, 2010, the strongest earthquake to hit Haiti in more than 200 years struck just 17km south-west of Haiti's densely populated capital city, Port-au-Prince.