Humanitarian Action Report 2011
View 2011 Humanitarian Action ReportThe Humanitarian Action for Children Report 2011 marks the launch of UNICEF’s annual appeal to donors to assist children and women caught in the throes of crises, this year requesting USD $1.4 billion (NZD $1.9). It highlights 32 countries, including Sri Lanka, Philippines and Pakistan, and emphasizes the increasing importance of strengthening the resilience of communities.
The unprecedented scale of the disasters in Haiti and Pakistan in 2010 triggered an extraordinary global response from all humanitarian organizations and partners. Yet it also underscored the need to strengthen preparedness and risk reduction in the communities that are hit repeatedly by crisis. Granting vulnerable communities the skills to face and withstand risk is an increasingly important component of humanitarian action, and an area to which UNICEF is deeply committed.
The report presents crises that require exceptional support. It shows where urgent action is imperative to save lives, to protect children against the worst forms of violence and abuse, and to ensure access to basic services, such as water and sanitation, health, nutrition and education.
