UNICEF HK合共筹集港币780万元　支援尼泊尔救灾工作　15所「儿童友好家园」已设立　帮助儿童克服恐惧 | 最新消息 | 讯息中心

UNICEF HK合共筹集港币780万元　支援尼泊尔救灾工作　15所「儿童友好家园」已设立　帮助儿童克服恐惧

2015-05-04

香港，2015年5月4日──尼泊尔大地震至今发生超过一星期，大批儿童无家可归、受惊过度、依然得不到基本照顾，联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）坦言，受灾儿童的健康及福祉令人担忧。UNICEF已在受灾最严重的地区设立了15所「儿童友好家园」，帮助儿童面对灾后生活。根据联合国儿童基金香港委员会（UNICEF HK）最新筹款数字，加上从紧急救援基金拨出的港币100万元，至今筹集到港币780万元，支援UNICEF在尼泊尔的救灾行动，保护尼泊尔儿童。

A young girl and her mother speak with UNICEF South Asia Regional Director Karin Hulshof. On 1 May 2015, UNICEF distributed emergency supplies to one of the five worst earthquake-affected districts in Nepal. UNICEF South Asia Regional Director Karin Hulshof and UNICEF Representative to Nepal Tomoo Hozumi were on hand to witness the distributions of two medical tents and 15 boxes of hygiene kits and to learn about the impact of the earthquake on residents of Maidi village in Dhading district. One week on from the earthquake in Nepal, UNICEF says the health and wellbeing of children affected by the disaster are hanging in the balance as many have been left homeless, in deep shock and with no access to basic care. With the monsoon season only a few weeks away, children will be at heightened risk of diseases like cholera and diarrhoeal infections, as well as being more vulnerable to the threat of landslides and floods. The April 25 earthquake flattened more than 130,000 homes and left 3 million people in need of food assistance. Some 24,000 people are currently staying in 13 camps in Kathmandu. In a country where just over 40 per cent of children are stunted, fears for childrens nutrition are rising. At least 15,000 children with severe acute malnutrition require therapeutic feeding. There is also an urgent need for children in the 12 most affected districts to get back to their normal routine by setting up child-friendly spaces, opening schools and providing access to basic services, such as health and water. In the past week, UNICEF has flown in more than 85 tons of aid, including tents, plastic sheeting, blankets and life-saving medicines; set up child friendly spaces in informal camps, to offer support to help children recover from their experiences and a safe place where they can play and learn; and set up psychological support services in Gorkha, Kaski, Sindhuli, Kavre, Ramechhap and Kathmandu. UNICEF has also delivered aid to remote areas outside

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4月25日的大地震，令尼泊尔损毁严重。根据UNICEF最新评估，尼泊尔全国75个地区，近8成受灾，受影响地区增至57个，其中12个灾情严重，逾13万间房屋被毁。儿童在灾难中是最脆弱的，目前很多儿童都因为地震期间受惊，即使只发生极轻微的余震，亦惊恐得哭泣。我们需要为受灾最严重地区的儿童紧急设立「儿童友好家园」及临时学校，让他们尽快恢復正常生活。

On 30 April, children play in a tent housing a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space in Tundikhel, a large grass-covered area and important landmark in Kathmanudu, the capital. A UNICEF counsellor was present at the space to talk with children about what they had endured. A temporary camp has been set up in Tundikhel for internally displaced people. By 30 April 2015 in Nepal, search, rescue and relief operations continued in the aftermath of the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country on 25 April. The quakes epicentre was 80 kilometres from Kathmandu, the capital. Over 5,500 people have been killed, and more than 11,100 others have been injured. Over 4.2 million people have been seriously affected, out of which an estimated 1.7 million 40 per cent are children below the age of 18 years. Residences, schools and vital infrastructure, including hospitals, have been severely damaged or destroyed, leaving thousands of children and families homeless, vulnerable to disease outeaks and in urgent need of food, shelter, safe water and sanitation, and health support. Over 3 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance, with 1.4 million needing priority assistance. Some 24,000 internally displaced people are being hosted in 13 camps in Kathmandu, the capital. Working with the Government and other partners, including fellow United Nations organizations, UNICEF is supporting water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health, nutrition, child protection, education and other interventions. In response to the disaster, UNICEF has provided tents, including for hospitals; tarpaulin sheeting; emergency medical kits; vaccines and related supplies; zinc and oral rehydration salts to prevent diarrhoeal disease outeaks; water purification tablets; hygiene kits and buckets; and temporary learning spaces. Working with partners, psychosocial services have been initiated in the districts of Gorkha, Kaski, Kathmandu, Kavre, Ramechhap and Sindhuli. UNI

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UNICEF已设立15所「儿童友好家园」，为数千名在加德满都的受灾儿童，提供艺术活动、游戏及运动，让他们打发时间及透过游戏忘记伤痛，同时为受惊过度儿童提供心理辅导，助他们克服恐惧及走出灾后创伤。UNICEF亦正运送更多物资到加德满都，以备设立更多「儿童友好家园」；另外，UNICEF亦已分派教育及幼儿发展百宝盒、儿童百宝盒及防水帆布至加德满都（Kathmandu）及勒利德布尔（Lalitpur）的临时营地，准备为受灾儿童设立临时学习中心。

UNICEF HK主席陈晴女士宣佈：「很多儿童在地震发生后，生活出现逆转，他们失去家人和房屋，灾后生活更将面对沉重的压力。我们必须保护尼泊尔儿童，帮助他们尽快回復正常生活。UNICEF HK已由紧急救援基金拨款港币100万元，计及公众捐出的港币680万元善款，我们今已筹集到超过港币780万元，同时亦陆续有更多本地企业与UNICEF HK携手，唿吁公众支援UNICEF在尼泊尔的救灾工作。」

香港市民可登入unicef.org.hk/donate，捐款拯救受尼泊尔地震影响的儿童及家庭。另外，由即日至5月底，美心集团旗下近250间分店将摆放UNICEF HK捐款箱，收集公众捐款。

UNICEF向国际社会募集港币3.93亿元（5,035万美元），以应付尼泊尔地震后3个月内的紧急人道需求。

「尼泊尔地震」捐款方法：

网上捐款：	/donate
直接银行存款：	匯丰银行：567-354014-005
	中国银行：012-875-0-021868-3
	永隆银行：020-601-003-7634-8
	东亚银行：015-260-81-012100
捐款热线：	2833 6139

（筹得之善款若多于「尼泊尔地震」赈灾所需，余款将拨调联合国儿童基金会其他紧急救援项目）

立即捐款，支持尼泊尔地震救灾工作

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