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About this episode

http://www.unicef.org/ec/UNICEF and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) have been helping children and women in emergencies since ECHOs founding in 1992.ECHO is UNICEFs second-largest donor. In 2008, it provided more than $50 million to help countries manage disaster preparedness and relief response, with a special focus on assisting children and women.As the challenges of providing humanitarian aid grow ever more complex, ECHO and UNICEF remain committed to their common vision: providing the most effective possible aid to women and children in need.In this video, ECHO Policy Officer Isabelle Combes discusses how UNICEF and ECHO support children in conflict.

• Release Date

  Nov 1, 2009

• Runtime

  01:52