URGENT NEEDS IN WATER AND SANITATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION AND EDUCATION

- Over 300,000 Guyanese affected by heavy flooding, of which one third are children

- An estimated 92,000 people still have water in and around their homes

- Poor sanitation, waste management system and vector proliferation increase risks of disease

- Intensity and scale is source of stress and possible contribution to violence and abuse

- Thousands of children have had their education disrupted

- UNICEF is appealing for US$725,000 to cover children’s and women’s needs