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Highlights
- South Asia experienced a year of severe and overlapping crises, including climate related floods, landslides, cyclones, droughts, extreme heat, and earthquakes, alongside major public health emergencies and protracted man-made shocks marked by conflict related violence and cross-border dynamics.
- UNICEF reached 22.5 million crisis affected people through life-saving health, nutrition, WASH, education and protection services in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
- UNICEF strengthened national preparedness and response systems and advanced locally led, accountable and disability inclusive humanitarian action, with stronger youth engagement and links to social protection.
- In 2025, UNICEF received US$13.4 million against its regional Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal of US$34.2 million.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
7,231,074 Children in need of humanitarian assistance
18,738,519 People in need of humanitarian assistance
16,390,000 People in need of health interventions
6,258,084 Children in need of education support