According to UNICEFs Annual
Report 2012.n spite of financial concerns in much of the world and complex
emergencies affecting children in nearly 80 countries in 2012, global progress
was still made for millions of children last year. Emergencies conquered
headlines in 2012 and the report notes that the association and its partners
responded to 286 humanitarian situations in 79 countries.
Therapeutic feeding programmers
for more than 2.1 million severely underfed children under the age of five. Measles
immunization for nearly 44 million children up to the age of 15. In April 2012,
UNICEF launched an international social media campaign, Sahel. NOW, that drove consciousness
and coverage to the awaiting nutrition crisis in the region.
The horrific disagreement in Syria
demanded a particular effort; UNICEF helped give access to uninterrupted
education for nearly 80,000 children affected by the conflict, supported
measles vaccination for more than 1.4 million children and provided
psychosocial care for an estimated 47,000 children.