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· Following the initial destruction caused by Super Typhoon Yagi, one of the strongest typhoons to hit Southeast Asia in decades, heavy rains have continued to impact many of the worst affected areas. Data from ongoing needs assessments has identified more than 5.3 million people, including at least 1.5 million children, who have been directly affected by the floods and landslides triggered by the typhoon in Viet Nam, Myanmar, Lao PDR, and Thailand, compromising their access to clean water, social services, education, health care, food and shelter.
· UNICEF requests US$ 28,565,000 to address the most critical life-saving multi[1]sectoral needs of the affected children and their families and to support early recovery efforts in affected communities.
· In Viet Nam, with UNICEF support, 21,000 children received learning materials including textbooks, bags, school kits, early childhood education and recreational kits.
· UNICEF has distributed 1.1 million chlorine tablets, 250 buckets, 4,000 bars of soap, 250 containers, and other supplies to ensure safe water access in Lao PDR. 1,653 school kits and hygiene items are being delivered to early childhood education and grade 1-2 students.
· In Myanmar, UNICEF, in collaboration with partners, is distributing life-saving WASH supplies – including water purification chemicals, hygiene kits, soaps and water storage containers; as well as the distribution of newborn kits to cover the urgent needs of pregnant women and one-month old babies. UNICEF is also supporting maternal infant and young child feeding (MIYCF) counselling.
· UNICEF has provided 1,000 hygiene kits, 1,000 baby kits – containing messages on basic flood recovery hygiene, Infant and Young Child Feeding, parenting, and wellness for families with children – and 1,000 Magic bags which contain educational and recreational materials in Thailand.