Over the coming days, UNICEF is planning additional aid items to arrive in Kathmandu, Prensa Latina News Agency reports said. UNICEF and partners are working with the Government of Nepal to ensure humanitarian supplies are delivered and distributed to affected communities as quickly as possible through a combination of shipping supplies on commercial and charter airlines.

UNICEF has launched a US$50 million appeal to support its humanitarian response to the earthquake in Nepal.

UNICEF and the World Health Organization are working with the Nepalese government to vaccinate half a million children against diseases.