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When an emergency like Libya flood strikes, every minute counts, and your donation can make all the difference. We need your help to reach more children and families in need.

UNICEF are partners are on the ground, mobilizing essential life-saving supplies. But the need is immense.

Children and families are facing catastrophic flooding and landslides in several areas in the country after Storm Daniel made landfall in Libya on Sunday, 10 September 2023. 

As search and rescue operations continue, almost 10,000 people are currently reportedly missing, with 30,000 estimated to be displaced.  

The situation is worse in rural areas, including Derna, where two dams collapsed, which led to whole buildings collapsing and homes being carried away with families trapped inside. 

Sadly this disaster compounds the loss and suffering of those already displaced and in need because of the protracted political crisis and past conflict in Libya. 

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A boy pulls a suitcase past debris in a flash-flood damaged area in Derna, eastern Libya, on September 11, 2023. © UNICEF/UNI434932/AFP

How is UNICEF responding? 

UNICEF is on the ground assessing the situation and providing essential life-saving support to children and families in Libya. So far, UNICEF has mobilized:

 

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Essential medical supplies for approx. 10,000 people 

hygiene

Hygiene kits for 1,100 individuals 

clothes

Sets of clothes for 500 children 

How you can help?

 

The need is immense and your donation can help us reach more children and families with immediate and long-term responses including: 

  • A response to immediate health and nutrition needs through mobile health teams. 
  • Emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions including the distribution of family and individual hygiene kits, WASH system repairs, emergency sanitation in shelters, emergency water trucking, and cholera/water-borne diseases prevention; 
  • Emergency mental health and psychosocial support to affected populations, especially children and young people. 
  • Where possible, UNICEF will set-up child-friendly spaces for recreational activities and other group activities. 
  • Minimize disruption to education, UNICEF will establish where possible temporary learning spaces and provide learning materials to children. Facilities with minor damage will be dewatered, cleaned, and repaired. 
  • UNICEF plans to provide multi-purpose cash assistance to affected families to enable them to address their basic needs, as well as support the recovery of the local economy. 
  • Assessing damage to infrastructure and will support the rehabilitation of primary healthcare centers, WASH facilities, and schools, in close coordination with relevant authorities. 

But we can’t do it alone. Your donation can support our rapid crisis response to help us reach children affected by the crisis.

Disclaimer:
*For clarity on the deductibility of your donations, please consult a tax advisor. UNICEF does not provide tax advice.
**As a United Nations entity enjoying privileges and immunities enshrined in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, UNICEF does not have a tax registration number in any country because it is not subject to tax on its income in any jurisdiction and because it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any national authority, including any tax authority.
***Please note that the stories of children mentioned (if any) and price point descriptions are to illustrate activities and the change that your donation can make to the lives of vulnerable children. UNICEF, based on the need on the ground, will allocate resources to areas that need funds the most.