UNICEF Annual Report 2023

For every child, every opportunity. [UNICE logo] [Children pose with smiles at an event for the Global Programme to End Child Marriage. © UNICEF/UNI439827/Lehn]( UNICEF is built on a foundation of hope. It is the hope that we can create a world in which the rights and well-being of this and future generations of children are protected and upheld. But while hope is tremendously powerful, it can also be fragile, especially when it crashes up against the harshest realities our world has to offer. And last year was especially brutal for the world’s children. In 2023, child rights were under attack across the globe. More than 450 million children live in or are fleeing from conflict zones. Their suffering is an indictment of a world that fails to protect them from the dangers of war. Conflicts coincided with other crises, including disasters and public health emergencies. And climate change continued to wreak havoc on young lives, causing droughts, heatwaves and storms. Despite these challenges, UNICEF and our partners reached millions of children, women and families around the world in 2023 with essential services and supplies, including in some of the hardest to reach places. [Explore the Annual Report]( Top achievements - In 412 emergencies in 107 countries, millions of children reached with essential services and supplies. - Over 70 per cent of children under 5 reached with interventions to address child wasting in 47 countries – the most ever – helping to turn the tide against the global malnutrition crisis. - 6.2 million doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine delivered to seven African countries. - 34.7 million children, parents and caregivers reached with mental health and psychosocial support. - 5.4 million people used climate-resilient water systems and 4.8 million used climate-resilient sanitation facilities. [Read more]( "Children and young people are our best hope for creating a better and more peaceful world. Let us be better and do more for them in 2024 and beyond."  Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. And we never give up. UNICEF, for every child. [Donate now]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Share]( [UNICEF logo] 3 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 www.unicef.org | outreach@unicef.org You are receiving this email because you subscribed to UNICEF's email updates. You can [unsubscribe at any time](.