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Reporting Period: 1 January to 31 December 2023
Situation in Numbers (ECAR HAC 2023)
7.5 million children exposed to riverine floods in the region
3.7 million people are prone to high earthquake risk
32 million children are highly exposed to water scarcity
115,460 people internally displaced in 2021
Highlights
• In 2023, several disasters, including floods, mudflows, avalanches, extreme weather, and earthquakes, occurred in the region, affecting over 15.2 million people in Türkiyei , and nearly 26,000 people in Kosovo*, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
• Across the Europe and Central Asia region, measles cases increased 71-fold in 2023 compared to 2022, from 909 to 64,623 cases. The highest numbers were registered in Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Romania.
• In 2023, UNICEF country offices emergency preparedness and response capacities were enhanced through in-country trainings in Kyrgyzstan, Romania and a sub-regional emergency preparedness training in Western Balkans covering seven countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*,
Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia).
• With thanks to global thematic preparedness funds, 15 offices ii received training on humanitarian cash transfers, seven countries (Albania, Azerbaijan, BiH, Bulgaria, Kosovo*, Tajikistan, Türkiye) developed operational preparedness plans, three countries (Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Tajikistan) enhanced their preparedness with government on shock-responsive social protection, and a Regional Strategy outlining new regional preparedness standards was drafted.
• In 2023, UNICEF continued to work closely with governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society and international organizations, including the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Red Crescent Societies National, the Center on Emergency Situation and Disaster Risk Reduction, and the Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative to strengthened national and local capacities for emergency preparedness, disaster risk reduction, and response.
• As of 31 December 2023, UNICEF had received US$ 5.1 million against its US$ 7.7 million funding requirement. This, in addition to US$1.2 million carry-over funds, resulted in an overall funding gap of 18 percent. UNICEF is grateful to all donors for their continued, generous, and important contributions.