After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign, the outbreak has been successfully stopped with no international spread, according to experts.
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Between 20,000 and 50,000 continue to live under dire humanitarian conditions in Raqqa City
Water and electricity have been reportedly cut off for more than a month, forcing people to collect unsafe water. Unexploded ordnance and landmines continue to be a serious safety concern.
More than 355,000 children vaccinated against polio in hard to reach areas of Syria
UNICEF, the World Health Organisation and partners have completed the first round of a vaccination campaign in response to the recent outbreak of vaccine-derived polio in Syria.
UNICEF research from Mongolia shows children bear brunt of extreme weather
Children born or in utero during the 2009/10 catastrophic winter and living in districts severely hit have significantly worse health compared with same-age children living in less affected districts.
CAR + 4 more
Two out of five children without vital aid in CAR
UNICEF received less than half of the emergency funding it required for 2014, while humanitarian access remains poor due to continued insecurity.
Some improvement in security conditions in Bangui; increased violence in central, western regions
About 886,000 people remain displaced and 2.6 million currently require humanitarian assistance. Priority needs include health, food, protection, WASH and education.
Malnutrition likely to worsen with the onset of the ‘hunger season’ in January
Number of displaced people has more than doubled in the last 10 weeks, from 185,000 to 394,000; the majority are women and children in urgent need of protection, safe water, sanitation, healthcare, food and shelter.
Despite conflict and displacement, half a million children vaccinated
Over the past six months, UNICEF and its partners, including the national Ministry of Health and the WHO, have provided vaccinations and other life-saving treatments to children.