UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

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March 2016 – On February 20 and 21, Tropical Cyclone Winston cut a path of destruction across Fiji. It is considered one of the strongest cyclones to ever hit the South Pacific. The country has suffered extensive infrastructural damage and according to the United Nations, 350,000 people have been affected by the cyclone, equivalent to 40% of Fiji’s population. With GAC's support and that of other humanitarian donors, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is helping to meet the emergency water, sanitation, hygiene, health, nutrition, education, and protection needs of up to 350,000 people, including 120,000 children. Project activities include: (1) providing emergency water, sanitation and hygiene services to up to 50,000 people; (2) providing maternal and child health and nutrition services to up to 36,300 pregnant and breastfeeding women and their children; (3) providing access to education facilities and formal and non-formal education to up to 30,500 boys and girls; and (4) providing protection services, including psychosocial support to up to 61,200 children.