UNICEF UK are looking for support as they work tirelessly to provide food and shelter to the people of Kyrgyzstan, where 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to violence. Refugees are quickly running out of supplies, with another 90,000 women and children now separated from their families in Uzbekistan. Some 40,000 people are currently living without shelter, and UNICEF are responding as quickly as possible to avert any further catastrophe.
UNICEF has dispatched 40 tonnes of emergency water, sanitation and hygiene supplies from its global supply, with a further shipment of the same size due to arrive shortly. Though the level violence has decreased in the last month, tensions still run high in the area with uncertainty hanging in the air. The U.N. has responded to the crisis in Kyrgyzstan and has provided £48 million, of which £6.6 million has come from the UNICEF children’s charity. This money will be used to try and help those who are now without not only their homes, but for many, also their families.
You can support UNICEF’s emergency relief operations around the world and help them respond quickly to children in distress by donating to their Children’s Emergency Fund.
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You can help raise funds with UNICEF Inspired Gifts. Presents start at just £8, and for a little as £16 you could buy a virtual charity gift like five footballs for children in refugee camps. There are so many to choose from, and these thoughtful gifts would make an ideal present for a loved one…
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