On November 2 2011, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a special visit to our Emergency Supply Centre in Copenhagen, to help put the global spotlight back on the humanitarian crisis in East Africa.
Their visit generated global news coverage and led to nearly £1 million in further donations to the emergency appeal in the UK.
Children across East Africa are facing a desperate crisis caused by drought, high food prices and ongoing conflict in Somalia. Over 320,000 children are so severely malnourished that they are at imminent risk of starving to death without urgent help.
See a video of the royal couple's visit.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark stand in front of boxes of lifesaving supplies at our emergency supply centre in Copenhagen.
William and Kate visited the giant warehouse to move the global spotlight back to the child hunger crisis in East Africa.
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The Duchess receives flowers from two local girls on her arrival at our supply centre in Copenhagen.
The royal couple visited the warehouse to find out more about the huge operation that takes place to ensure that life-saving supplies reach vulnerable children.
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The Duke of Cambridge, handles a sachet of life-saving peanut paste, used to treat children with severe acute malnutrition, while the Duchess listens to a UNICEF specialist.
UNICEF is the main provider of the high protein peanut paste across the whole region. We work with lots of partner agencies to ensure that it reaches the children most in need.
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The Duke and Duchess discuss the plight of children affected by the East Africa crisis with a UNICEF specialist at our supply centre in Copenhagen.
Right now, more than 2 million children in East Africa do not have enough to eat.
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Walking through shelves stacked with lifesaving supplies at the UNICEF supply centre in Copenhagen.
We've send more than 10,000 metric tonnes of emergency supplies to East Africa this year.
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The Duchess of Cambridge helps UNICEF warehouse worker Isaac Maina to pack emergency health kits, ready to be sent to East Africa.
The Duke and Duchess are hugely concerned about the number of children at risk, especially as East Africa is a part of the world very close to their hearts.
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The Duke of Cambridge helps UNICEF warehouse worker Peter Jones to pack emergency health kits.
Right now, more than 320,000 children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and are at imminent risk of death without immediate assistance.
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The Duchess of Cambridge helps UNICEF warehouse worker Isaac Maina to pack emergency health kits, ready to be sent to East Africa.
© UNICEF 2011/Jan Grarup
"An incredible amount is being done", said the Duke, at the end of the visit. "UNICEF is leading the way and doing a fantastic job, but sadly there’s lots more still to do, and that’s why we’re here today. Anyone who can do anything to help, please do."
To donate today, please visit eastafricacrisis.org
© UNICEF 2011/Jan Grarup
