UNICEF Supply Annual Report 2022: Sourced with care. Packed with love. Delivered with hope.

In 2022, UNICEF Supply Division celebrated 60 years of supply and logistics operations in Denmark; 60 years of sourcing with care, packing with love and delivering with hope. As our operations advanced, our global supply team grew in size and diversity to embody a rich community of people, each with a story to tell and a steadfast commitment to deliver for the world’s children.

What a journey it has been, evolving from a modest packing and shipping operation to a network of Global Supply and Logistics Hubs. In 2022, the value of goods and services procured by UNICEF rose to the highest in its history: $7.383 billion. The magnitude of this was reflected in increased warehouse operations and packing lines; our five Global Supply and Logistics Hubs delivered a record $363 million worth of goods.

New global crises and existing protracted emergencies accounted for much of this increase, with UNICEF delivering $863.9 million worth of supplies to emergencies in 140 countries and areas in 2022. The escalation of the war in Ukraine triggered a series of acute needs and the first trucks with supplies were dispatched within 24 hours. We simultaneously continued our emergency response in Afghanistan, adapting to the emergence of multiple crises in the country. In Haiti, we addressed risks brought on by conflict and climate-induced disasters, a severe nutrition crisis loomed in the Horn of Africa, and the conflicts in Syria and Yemen did not abate.

As we moved beyond the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic response, we reflected on the lessons learned from this global public health emergency and what measures must be put in place to strengthen preparedness for future threats.

Other highlights of our work in 2022, captured in this report, include:

• The story of equitable access to ready-to-use therapeutic food and its importance in curbing the global malnutrition crisis.

• Changing children’s lives through product innovation, including access to assistive technology products and integration of these life-changing supplies into programming.

• Closing the gap in malaria prevention with the malaria vaccine, and the journey to this landmark moment.

• Our unique convening role that facilitates knowledge- and idea-sharing across governments, industry and other partners; leveraging respective strengths; and engages every link in the end-to-end supply chain.

None of what we do is possible alone. We are grateful for our partnerships—many and varied, public and private—which are central to what we are able to achieve. Only together can we garner the best strategic thinking, technical expertise and innovation to assure equitable access to supplies and optimal planning and delivery solutions. I am optimistic about our future. We will have to face an evolving global landscape shaped by converging macro events like climate change, conflict and economic trends. But I believe we have the spirit, know-how and agility to respond to the challenges ahead of us. And the commitment to, and of, our partners to build solutions together will remain more essential than ever. At UNICEF we will continue to leverage our strengths to source with care, pack with love and deliver with hope—for every child.

Link to the Supply Annual Report 2022: https://www.unicef.org/supply/reports/supply-annual-report-2022