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- Following the initial destruction caused by 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 5.5 million people, including at least 1.6 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$ 30,036,500 to address the most critical life-saving multi-sectoral needs of the affected children and their families and to support early recovery efforts in affected communities.
- In Lao PDR, UNICEF has provided 1.1 million chlorine tablets, 250 buckets, 4,000 bars of soap, 250 containers to meet the immediate water, sanitation and hygiene needs.
- UNICEF in Myanmar, in partnership with local organizations and stakeholders, is providing humanitarian cash assistance to 3,250 vulnerable families impacted by the floods, reaching approximately 16,250 individuals across three states and regions: Shan South, Kayah, and Nay Pyi Taw.
- In Thailand, UNICEF partner distributed 900 hygiene kits for babies and children in the targeted communities. This distribution allowed the dissemination of important information through IEC materials, including flood and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) messages.
- UNICEF has provided 12 tons of life-saving therapeutic products to support local health systems for the treatment of acute malnutrition in children under five in Viet Nam.