The cold brings no gifts
A story from Syria
The children and their families living in this makeshift camp in remote western Aleppo will be facing an especially harsh winter. Having been forced to flee the violence in Sinjar in eastern Idlib, families now live in the most primitive conditions and a severe lack of services. With worn-out tents, a lack of winter clothing, blankets, and no access to fuel or heaters, families will be unable to fend off the cold.
Last winter, 2 Syrian children died from the cold as they fled the war in Syria in attempt to
reach safety in neighboring Lebanon
In Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt and Palestine, nearly 4 million children have been internally displaced and 3.5 million children have become refugees
Temperatures in Syria during winter can reach as low as -11.1°C
As many as 70% of Syrians live in extreme poverty, on less than HK$14.90 per day
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Blanket
UNICEF supplies blankes to babies and children in hospital, day-care centeres and emergencies during the cold weather, as well as to those who have fled theri war-torn countries and living in refugee camps. These warm, fleecy thermal blankets help keep children warm and healthy.
Life-saving Winter Clothing Kit
This gift will help provide warm winter clothing for two vulnerablechildren. It includes jackets, trousers, fleeces, socks, boots or strong shoes, a scarf and a hat. In places like Syria and surrounding countries across the region, thousands of children have already been reached as temperatures plummet in the winter months. This is truly a gift of your warm kindness.
School-in-a-box kit
A school-in-a-box kit will help at least 40 children continue their education in times of emergency and conflict. Each kit, packed into a large portable aluminium case, contains materials for an entire classroom, including exercise books, pencils, rulers, scissors, etc, and even an inflatable globe. The inside lid of the box, when coated with a special paint, will serve as a blackboard.
Millions of children will be vulnerable to the severe cold and its consequences this winter. Combined with challenges like displacement by long wars and conflicts, protection against the cold is needed now more than ever as the vulnerable children are faced with bleak perils.
With limited resources, no access to health care, children are under threat from life-threatening illnesses. Displaced families living in camps and overcrowded shelters are unable to afford basic supplies to protect their children against subzero temperatures and the harsh weather.
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Give them a gift
UNICEF urgently calls for support ahead of the arrival of the cold to enable UNICEF and partners to reach nearly 1.1 million children with over half a million winter clothing kits containing jackets, trousers, gloves, hats, shoes, socks, as well blankets for shelter against the cold winds at night. We will also provide school-in-a-box kits so children can continue to access education when they can’t go to school in the deadly cold.
Last Christmas, you showed us your heart
In the past two years, your donations and unwavering support allowed UNICEF to reach 850,000 children with a package of services and supplies for winter. Thank you. We, as well as the families you saved, are extremely grateful. This year, we must once again ask for your help in supporting our efforts to help children across the world battle the bitter hardships that lie ahead.
