UNICEF has appealed for almost US$1.4 billion to meet the immediate, life-saving needs of children in 45 countries and regions gripped by conflict, natural disasters and other complex emergencies this year.

Yemen is one of the world‘s major humanitarian crises, with more than half of the population affected and a third targeted for humanitarian aid. Until the humanitarian crisis is addressed, Yemen cannot achieve an effective or sustainable transition, and without a well-supported and comprehensive humanitarian plan, the current fragile political process will be further threatened.

Introduction

UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children 2012 describes the daily situation of some of the world’s most vulnerable children and women in more than 25 countries and territories beset by emergencies and crisis.

The Horn of Africa region is facing one of the driest years since 1950/51, causing a food crisis that has escalated into famine in parts of southern Somalia. At the end of July 2011, some 12.4 million people are in need of urgent assistance to not only save their lives, but also to recover their livelihoods, ensure their food security does not deteriorate further in the next six months, and start to build their resilience in order to mitigate the impact of future crises of this nature.

United Nations appeals for $498 million to address the challenge in 29 countries

GENEVA - Mine action initiatives in 29 countries, territories or peacekeeping missions will cost $498 million in 2011, according to the 14th edition of the annual Portfolio of Mine Action Projects, released today by the United Nations in Geneva.

The portfolio is an annual snapshot of the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war in countries or territories with mine action programmes. The portfolio also provides proposals for

Le rapport demande 1,4 milliard de dollars é.-U. pour répondre aux crises les plus extrêmes

Par Chris Niles

NEW YORK, états-Unis, 7 mars 2011 - L'UNICEF a lancé un appel de 1,4 milliard de dollars é.-U. pour répondre à des crises humanitaires de plus en plus graves. Le rapport sur l'« Action humanitaire pour les enfants 2011 » insiste sur la nécessité d'aider les communautés vulnérables à se préparer contre les catastrophes avant qu'elles ne se produisent.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This operation has been developed based on the following three complementary yet distinct sets of interventions that will be implemented in parallel over a 60 month (5-year) timeframe:

1) Emergency food relief and humanitarian assistance (12 months);

2) Support for rapid recovery (up to 3 years);

The Red Cross Society of Eritrea (RCSE) programmes have been designed in line with the Global Agenda goals offering a solid legal base that allows strong leadership and a well functioning organizational structure. Through volunteer-based activities, the programmes will contribute to the reduction of the potential losses from natural and man-made disasters and improve the capacity of the NS, volunteers and community at large.

The disaster management programme will contribute to the scaling up of response to increased vulnerability to