Apart from Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Health, UNICEF is also working with partners to identify remaining immediate gaps and medium-term requirements for support children's education and protection services in the flood-affected areas. Visits to collect urgent additional information on the situation of children and their families in the most affected provinces will take place this week. More supplies are also on their way to Iran.
The UN Resident Coordinator in Iran, Ms Ugochi Daniels, had earlier said that: "Based on the situation, where help is needed the most and what the Government requests from us, our support and response for #IranFloods focuses on 3 sectors:
1. WASH
2. Health
3. Shelter." 📷photos by Tasnim News Agency
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TEHRAN, 19 April 2019 - Devastating flooding in three quarters of Iran’s provinces has affected 10 million people, of whom 2 million are severely impacted and 500,000 displaced – half of them are children. Over 1,000 health facilities and 1,000 schools have been destroyed or severely damaged forcing 100,000 children out of school and depriving thousands of essential healthcare.
UNICEF’s vaccine cold chain equipment, including 200 vaccine carriers and 100 cold boxes, arrived in-country last night. The equipment will help restore essential immunization services for children in affected provinces and prevent the spread of diseases. Eighty vaccine refrigerators have also been dispatched.
The needs of flood-affected children in Iran are getting more acute by the day and more supplies are urgently needed.
To provide emergency assistance to flood-affected children in Iran, UNICEF has appealed for US$9.8 million. To date, UNICEF is facing a US$8 million funding gap. Additional child health, education, water, sanitation and hygiene supplies will be purchased once funding is secured.
Niloufar Pourzand points out that UNICEF Germany and UNICEF Switzerland have both opened accounts for anyone who would like to make donations from outside of Iran to help with the flood response. UNICEF Germany’s account to receive donations for the floods in Iran:
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft Köln
IBAN DE57 3702 0500 0000 3000 00
BIC BFSWDE33XXX
Keyword: „Flut Iran“ so we can correctly allocate the funds.
UNICEF Switzerland’s account:
Credit Suisse
8070 Zürich
Account number: 531213-02
IBAN: CH31 0483 5053 1213 0200 0
BIC: CRESCHZZ80B
Clearing number: 4835
Keyword: „flood in Iran“ so we can correctly allocate the funds.
TEHRAN, 19 April 2019 - Devastating flooding in three quarters of Iran’s provinces has affected 10 million people, of whom 2 million are severely impacted and 500,000 displaced – half of them are children. Over 1,000 health facilities and 1,000 schools have been destroyed or severely damaged forcing 100,000 children out of school and depriving thousands of essential healthcare.
UNICEF’s vaccine cold chain equipment, including 200 vaccine carriers and 100 cold boxes, arrived in-country last night. The equipment will help restore essential immunization services for children in affected provinces and prevent the spread of diseases. Eighty vaccine refrigerators have also been dispatched.
The needs of flood-affected children in Iran are getting more acute by the day and more supplies are urgently needed.
To provide emergency assistance to flood-affected children in Iran, UNICEF has appealed for US$9.8 million. To date, UNICEF is facing a US$8 million funding gap. Additional child health, education, water, sanitation and hygiene supplies will be purchased once funding is secured.
Niloufar Pourzand points out that UNICEF Germany and UNICEF Switzerland have both opened accounts for anyone who would like to make donations from outside of Iran to help with the flood response. UNICEF Germany’s account to receive donations for the floods in Iran:
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft Köln
IBAN DE57 3702 0500 0000 3000 00
BIC BFSWDE33XXX
Keyword: „Flut Iran“ so we can correctly allocate the funds.
UNICEF Switzerland’s account:
Credit Suisse
8070 Zürich
Account number: 531213-02
IBAN: CH31 0483 5053 1213 0200 0
BIC: CRESCHZZ80B
Clearing number: 4835
Keyword: „flood in Iran“ so we can correctly allocate the funds.
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