Emergency Response | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

Learn more about UNICEF’s work under the topic "Emergency Response".

A Gathering Storm: Climate Change in Bangladesh

With massive tropical storms and instances of heavy flooding on the rise, climate change is clouding the future of children in Bangladesh.

Two women and a small child wade through floodwaters in Bangladesh.

In Malawi, bringing relief where homes and crops have been washed away

Massive flooding, as a result of Cyclone Idai, has left hundreds of thousands of children and families vulnerable.

Baby Teresa: Born In The Middle Of Cyclone Idai

An estimated 1.5 million children have been affected by the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, but in spite of all the adversity, baby Teresa represents hope for a brighter future.

Cyclone Idai: Water, Water Everywhere, Is Anything Clean to Drink?

One week after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Mozambique, the water supply system is working again in the hard-hit city of Beira – a life-saving development for children and families still reeling from the storm.

Destroyed homes and floodwaters in Beira, Mozambique.

A difficult decision during Cyclone Idai in Mozambique

Angelina Paulo, a single mother of 7 children tells her story on how she managed to survive Cyclone Idai.

People wait at a temporary shelter in Gondola, Mozambique.

World Water Day: UNICEF provides support in Water, Health and Sanitation in devastated Malawi

Today is World Water Day. UNICEF is calling for access to safe water for children around the world, especially in emergency situations like cyclone-affected Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This is vital to prevent the spread of water borne diseases such as cholera.

A woman searches through her destroyed home.

Super Typhoon Mangkhut moves in on the Philippines

Super Typhoon Mangkhut — known as Ompong in the Philippines —is the strongest typhoon to hit in the region this year. As it made landfall on September 15, the typhoon battered the northeastern part of the country, ripping off roof sheets, cutting power and communication lines and impacting the lives of millions of people in its path.

Rohingya children have escaped persecution, but they can’t outrun the monsoon rains

Monsoon season in Bangladesh: having escaped persecution in Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees are now at risk from the wild rains and storms hammering the region.

G7 Summit in Canada - Now is time to let adolescent girls speak-up

As part of Canada’s G7 Presidency, Finance and Development Ministers will gather May 30 -31 in Whistler, British Columbia, in the fourth and final meeting of the G7 governments taking place in advance of the Summit. Adolescent girls will be front and centre at the Finance and Development Ministers meeting, taking part in conversations with the Ministers and speaking up on issues that affect them.

8 things you need to know about the Humanitarian Action for Children (a report by UNICEF)

Every year, UNICEF releases a Humanitarian Action for Children report. It’s our annual global appeal that draws attention to the situation of millions of children living in the world’s most difficult crises, while requesting the financial support needed to help these children survive and thrive in the face of extraordinary challenges.

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