UNICEF

UNICEF was created by the UN General Assembly in 1946 to provide emergency food and health care to post-war children in Europe and China; it became a permanent UN body in 1953. Funded entirely by voluntary contributions, UNICEF works across both development and humanitarian settings, co-leading global clusters for health (alongside WHO), WASH, nutrition, and education in emergencies.

UNICEF Ukraine is one of the agency’s largest country emergency operations, with a substantial presence across conflict-affected oblasts. Since 2022, UNICEF has procured and pre-positioned medical supplies (including essential medicines and vaccines), rehabilitated WASH systems in schools and health facilities, provided psychosocial support to children and caregivers, supported child protection case management, and distributed winter supplies. UNICEF also funds NGO partners active in health, protection, and education, making it a potential co-funding partner for organizations working on child and adolescent health or MHPSS.

UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) is the UN’s lead agency for the rights and well-being of children, working in over 190 countries across health, nutrition, education, WASH, child protection, and social inclusion. In humanitarian settings, UNICEF co-leads the Health, WASH, Nutrition, and Education Clusters.

Ukraine Commitment

UNICEF Ukraine leads or co-leads multiple humanitarian clusters, providing emergency health and WASH supplies, supporting vaccination campaigns, psychosocial support, and child protection services; UNICEF has consistently reported Ukraine among its largest single-country emergency operations since 2022.