FRIENDS OF
UNICEF
CHALLENGES
In recent decades, we have seen improvement in aspects such as child health, well-being and child rights due to generous partners and supporters. More children survive beyond their first five years of life, and fewer are stunted by malnutrition.
Yet, despite the progress, many parts of the world continue to suffer from serious challenges, especially those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventable-diseases, malnutrition, lack of education and other issues still plague countless vulnerable children.
In 2019, an estimated 5.2 million under 5 years died mostly from preventable and treatable causes.
Since March 2020, schools for more than 168 million children globally have been completely closed for almost an entire year due to COVID-19 lockdowns.
Linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), diarrhea remains a leading killer of children, with over 700 children under five dying everyday from it
100 countries lacks birth registration on system. Children uprooted by conflict and disaster have no protection on their rights and safety
An estimated 1 in 6 children — or 356 million globally — lived in extreme poverty before the pandemic, and this is expected to worsen significantly.
SOLUTIONS
To ensure every child survives and thrives, UNICEF works with governments and partners to improve outcomes in areas of
Maternal, newborn and child health
Nutrition
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
HIV prevention and treatment
Education and early childhood development
Social inclusion
Protection
Emergencies preparedness
These solutions come in the form of vaccines, medicines, nutritional supplements, training for community health workers and teachers, and learning materials for students…….UNICEF’s frontline staff need to cross battle lines and climb mountains to deliver life-saving supplies and services to these hardest-to-reach children. But, we can’t do it alone.
VULNERABLE CHILDREN ALL OVER THE GLOBE NEED YOUR HELP TO BE PROTECTED FROM VIOLENCE, STARVATION, AND DISEASE.
When you make the decision to support us with monthly gift, we make this promise to you: the donation you make today will be used to help keep a child safe.
WHY MAKE A MONTHLY DONATION?
When you set up a regular donation to UNICEF, you become part of our long-term work to keep the world’s most vulnerable children safe. Your steadfast support allows UNICEF to be there for children before, during and long after a conflict or disaster. Instead of just supporting a single child in a single community, your donation creates lasting changes and reimagines a better future for thousands of children as well as addressing their immediate needs.
Your monthly donation provides a steady and cost-effective source of funding to UNICEF, and because it is processed automatically, you help us simplify administrative procedures – allowing us to support more programmes and help more children.
DO YOU KNOW THAT…
The Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF generates its revenue from individual and corporate supporters. We rely heavily on voluntary donations of individual supporters like yourself to fund our vital work to protect children in danger. In 2020, 89.6% of your donations went to global assistance and reserves. Sign up now and make your first monthly donation to transform lives.