UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

Published purpose

September 2017 - Hurricane Irma struck Cuba’s north-central coast as a Category 5 hurricane, moving along the northern Cuban coast, with wind gusts of more than 200 km/h. The disaster has caused widespread flooding in northern Cuba including Havana, home to 2.1 million people, causing power outages, loss of access to clean water, and destroying crops, homes and urban infrastructure. With GAC’s support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is helping to meet the water and sanitation needs of hurricane-affected people in Cuba. Project activities include: (1) provision of safe drinking water and resources for its treatment, as well as safe storage; (2) promotion of hygiene activities in emergency context; (3) control and monitoring of water quality; and (4) provision of water storage tanks at household and community levels.