Unicef UK
Annual Report 2017

In 2017, supporters helped Unicef UK raise £100.2 million to help create a world fit for every child. Read our annual report to find out more about Unicef UK’s work.

Your support helped Unicef provide:

• Emergency humanitarian aid for children in more than 100 countries
• Education for 8.8 million children affected by war or disaster
• Clean water for 5.9 million people in Syria
• Life-saving food for 4 million severely malnourished children
• and much, much more.

In the UK:

• 690,000 newborn babies were supported by our Baby Friendly initiative
• More than 1.5 million children now attend a Rights Respecting School
• 85,000 people took action in support of our campaign to reunite unaccompanied refugee children with family in the UK.

World Children’s Day 2017

On 20 November, Unicef held a series of events to mark World’s Children’s Day and the anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child:

• Unicef Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham released a heart-warming film that reached more than 11.5 million people
• Outright empowered UK schoolchildren to speak out in support of children’s rights around the world

Thank you to everyone who helped us achieve so much for children in 2017.