Around 845,000 children need urgent assistance.

MANILA, 21 December 2021 – After Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) brought widespread destruction to the Philippines on 16 December, the needs of children and families in affected areas are growing every day.

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Immediate needs include food, water, medicines, clothing, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), cooking equipment, family kits with sleeping materials, hygiene kits, temporary shelter, disaster kits, tents for healthcare facilities and go bags.

“Our hearts are with the children and their families who were affected by the typhoon. Many children will spend the holidays without a roof over their heads, hungry, cold and in emotional distress. UNICEF is working hard to respond to their urgent needs, together with the government and our partners.”

Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov, UNICEF Philippines Representative

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The scenes of devastation from affected areas are heartbreaking. UNICEF is on the ground and ready to dispatch emergency supplies to respond to people’s needs for safe drinking water, sanitation, hygiene, nutrition, education, and child protection.

Your urgent support can help send life-saving supplies and protect vulnerable children:

Your donation will help provide:

  • family hygiene and dignity kits
  • water purification tablets
  • emergency latrine kits
  • tents for district hospitals

Your donation is critical to UNICEF’s efforts to save lives from the devastating typhoon. We can’t afford to wait. Please help now.