UNICEF Supply Annual Report 2023
Supply 360°: An overview of the supply results for children delivered by UNICEF and partners across the globe.
UNICEF Supply Annual Report 2023 Supply 360° features the vital role of UNICEF’s supply chains in realizing every child’s right to survive and thrive, to learn and to be protected. The achievements reported are a testament to what we can accomplish when we come together with a shared resolve for a better world for every child.
The report focuses on five layers of our work: Emergencies, Immunization, Localization, Sustainability and Digitalization. It also highlights the importance of Innovation, a key driver in UNICEF’s efforts to adapt and respond to the ever-changing needs of the children and communities we serve.
The UNICEF Supply Community and our extensive network of strategic partnerships were at the heart of all our work for children in 2023, underlining the importance and power of collective action.
"Amidst escalating emergencies, the compounding impact of a global polycrisis, and the ongoing need for sustainable development, our commitment to child rights has never been more crucial."
In 2023, UNICEF procured $5.2 billion worth of supplies and services for children in 162 countries and areas. UNICEF’s total 2023 procurement value represents a 37 per cent increase compared to pre-pandemic procurement (2019). 76 per cent of supplies were procured in collaboration with United Nations agencies and other humanitarian and development partners.
Emergencies have increased in scale, urgency and complexity. From natural disasters to conflicts and wars, UNICEF responded to more emergencies in 2023 than in any previous year.
UNICEF delivered nearly $890 million in emergency supplies to 81 countries and areas. UNICEF responded to the Syria and Türkiye earthquakes, and conflict and unrest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, the State of Palestine, Sudan and Ukraine, among other crises.
Every year, UNICEF procures vaccines to reach 45 per cent of the world’s children under 5 years old. In 2023, UNICEF delivered nearly 2.8 billion vaccine doses to 105 countries. This includes delivering more than 2.6 billion doses to 102 countries to support their national vaccination targets and outbreak response.
Alongside global health partners, UNICEF supports government efforts to strengthen immunization systems by investing in the capacity building of health workers, upgrading and expanding cold chain capacity, and introducing electronic management information systems to track progress.
Localization envisions a future where life-saving supplies for children serve as a catalyst for local empowerment and economic growth.UNICEF continues to support governments’ localization drive across regions, ensuring that every child has timely access to life-saving supplies that comply with global standards of quality.
Across regions, UNICEF offices are supporting regional manufacturing and procurement with regional long-term agreements and increased local procurement.
Sustainability is a core value at UNICEF. In 2023, UNICEF Supply Division developed its Sustainability Roadmap, which sets out guidance and targeted activities to inform planning around strategic areas of UNICEF’s supply function.
The Roadmap incorporates UNICEF Supply Division’s work to reduce the impact of its internal operations, as well as the social and economic aspects of sustainability, and the people and culture shift over time to inculcate further sustainability thinking into all the work we do.
Digitalized supply chains lead to enhanced transparency and efficiency, to more effective collaboration with partners along the supply chain and more agile, to real-time analytics and scenario planning, and to ensuring quicker and more effective delivery of essential supplies.
Digitalization has been a key component of UNICEF supply work for the past decade. In 2023, 15 out of 34 digitalized projects progressed from initiation or pilot phase to active use. Optimizing supply chains through digitalization reinforces UNICEF’s commitment to deliver on its mandate for every child.
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