UNICEF FOR CHILDREN

  PROJECTS TO SUPPORT UKRAINIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN OVER CHRISTMAS UNICEF's call for new hosts to house Ukrainian children and their families over the festive period is one of many projects aiming to help refugee families prepare for their first Christmas in the UK. The council is asking people to volunteer to sponsor and house Ukrainian refugees under the government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme, to support guests whose original sponsors are no longer able to house them. There is a particular need for volunteers who have space to house more than one adult, or groups with children, the council said. Child refugees need more protection from ministers Displacement Education Fund The  scheme , launched in March this year, encourages UK families to volunteer to house Ukrainian refugees for a minimum of six months, as the war in Ukraine continues to separate and displace families. Accommodation offered can be as simple as a spare room, but must be safe, free from health hazards, and have...

  Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal UNICEF is working to reach the most vulnerable children and families with life-saving support UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal helps support our work as it provides conflict- and disaster-affected children with access to water, sanitation, nutrition, education, health and protection services.  In 2023, UNICEF's HAC appeal total requirement is US$10.3 billion to assist more than one hundred and seventy three million vulnerable children and their families and caregivers around the world. The great stresses on the rights of children brought about by the intensifying humanitarian situations of our era are only expected to grow. UNICEF has the mandate to address the emergency and long-term needs of children and women; it has demonstrated its capacity to do so at a worldwide scale; and it is constantly adapting to provide an ever-better response to the needs to children. This is what makes UNICEF the humanitarian leader...

  UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Shining a spotlight on the needs and aspirations of the world's children Goodwill Ambassadors are among the most recognizable faces of UNICEF. As prominent personalities from the worlds of art, music, film, sport and more, they play a critical role in shining a light on the challenges children face around the globe. Goodwill Ambassadors volunteer their time to raise awareness and mobilize support, helping UNICEF to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents with lifesaving help and hope. UNICEF was one of the first organizations to enlist Goodwill Ambassadors. In 1954, Danny Kaye pioneered the role as Ambassador-at-Large, paving the way for Audrey Hepburn, Sir Roger Moore and the distinguished roster we boast today. Current Goodwill Ambassadors   Vanessa Nakate, since 2022   Millie Bobby Brown, since 2018   Lilly Singh, since 2017   Muzoon Almellehan, since 2017   Priyanka Chopra Jonas, since 2016   Ka...

  Migrant and displaced children Children on the move are children first. Millions of children are on the move. Some are driven from their homes by conflict, poverty or climate change; others leave in the hope of finding a better life. Far too many encounter danger, detention, deprivation and discrimination on their journeys, at destination or upon return. It doesn’t have to be this way. The suffering and exclusion of migrant and displaced children is not only unacceptable, but also preventable.  A child is a child, no matter why she leaves home, where she comes from, where she is, or how she got there.  Every child deserves protection, care and all the support and services she needs to thrive. Yet, too often migrant and displaced children face numerous challenges in transit, at destination and upon return, often because they have few – or no – options to move through safe and regular pathways whether on their own or with their families. They may be forced into ...