UNICEF Appeals for $5.1 Million to Support the Needs in Kenya

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UNICEF Appeals for $5.1 Million to Support the Needs Of Children and

Women in Kenya

Date : 06/01/2008 @ 20:58

UNICEF Appeals for $5.1 Million to Support the Needs Of Children and

Women in Kenya

Up to 500,000 people - mainly children and women - currently require

humanitarian assistance

NEW YORK and NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UNICEF

is appealing for $5.1 million to support the needs of children and

women affected by the violence in Kenya. Up to 500,000 people -mainly

children and women- currently require humanitarian assistance.

Since the violence erupted in the wake of Presidential and

Parliamentary elections on December 27, more than 300 people have

been reported dead to date, including up to 50 children who died when

a church in Eldoret in which they were sheltering was set ablaze.

Food shortages and insecurity as well as lack of access to basic

health care, sanitation, hygiene and protection are causing intense

suffering among hundreds of thousands of people.

Shelter, food, health, education, water and sanitation are the most

urgent needs. More than half of the requested amount is earmarked for

nutrition as well as water, sanitation and hygiene.

Reports from health facilities suggest that many moderately

malnourished children living in the worst-affected areas are

plummeting towards severe malnutrition due to acute food shortages

and it is anticipated that malnutrition will rapidly worsen due to

insecurity and lack of access to food and assistance.

About $1.9 million is required by UNICEF for the prevention and

reduction of malnutrition among displaced and other vulnerable

populations in the worst- affected areas; targeting 50,000 children

and 5,600 pregnant and lactating mothers.

UNICEF also requires approximately $1.1 million to provide support -

including life-saving water and sanitation - for 100,000 internally

displaced persons (IDPs) who have been affected by the violence.

About UNICEF

For more than 60 years, UNICEF has been the world's leading

international children's organization, working in over 150 countries

to address the ongoing issues that affect why kids are dying. UNICEF

provides lifesaving nutrition, clean water, education, protection and

emergency response saving more young lives than any other

humanitarian organization in the world. While millions of children

die every year of preventable causes like dehydration, upper

respiratory infections and measles, UNICEF, with the support of

partnering organizations and donors alike, has the global experience,

resources and reach to give children the best hope of survival. For

more information about UNICEF, please visit

http://www.unicefusa.org/.

DATASOURCE: U.S. Fund for UNICEF

CONTACT: Bociurkiw, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, +1-646-421-0400,

Web site: http://www.unicefusa.org/

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UNICEF Appeals for $5.1 Million to Support the Needs Of Children and

Women in Kenya

Date : 06/01/2008 @ 20:58

UNICEF Appeals for $5.1 Million to Support the Needs Of Children and

Women in Kenya

Up to 500,000 people - mainly children and women - currently require

humanitarian assistance

NEW YORK and NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UNICEF

is appealing for $5.1 million to support the needs of children and

women affected by the violence in Kenya. Up to 500,000 people -mainly

children and women- currently require humanitarian assistance.

Since the violence erupted in the wake of Presidential and

Parliamentary elections on December 27, more than 300 people have

been reported dead to date, including up to 50 children who died when

a church in Eldoret in which they were sheltering was set ablaze.

Food shortages and insecurity as well as lack of access to basic

health care, sanitation, hygiene and protection are causing intense

suffering among hundreds of thousands of people.

Shelter, food, health, education, water and sanitation are the most

urgent needs. More than half of the requested amount is earmarked for

nutrition as well as water, sanitation and hygiene.

Reports from health facilities suggest that many moderately

malnourished children living in the worst-affected areas are

plummeting towards severe malnutrition due to acute food shortages

and it is anticipated that malnutrition will rapidly worsen due to

insecurity and lack of access to food and assistance.

About $1.9 million is required by UNICEF for the prevention and

reduction of malnutrition among displaced and other vulnerable

populations in the worst- affected areas; targeting 50,000 children

and 5,600 pregnant and lactating mothers.

UNICEF also requires approximately $1.1 million to provide support -

including life-saving water and sanitation - for 100,000 internally

displaced persons (IDPs) who have been affected by the violence.

About UNICEF

For more than 60 years, UNICEF has been the world's leading

international children's organization, working in over 150 countries

to address the ongoing issues that affect why kids are dying. UNICEF

provides lifesaving nutrition, clean water, education, protection and

emergency response saving more young lives than any other

humanitarian organization in the world. While millions of children

die every year of preventable causes like dehydration, upper

respiratory infections and measles, UNICEF, with the support of

partnering organizations and donors alike, has the global experience,

resources and reach to give children the best hope of survival. For

more information about UNICEF, please visit

http://www.unicefusa.org/.

DATASOURCE: U.S. Fund for UNICEF

CONTACT: Bociurkiw, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, +1-646-421-0400,

Web site: http://www.unicefusa.org/