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Working in over 150 countries, UNICEF provides children with health care, clean water, nutrition, education, protection, emergency relief, and more. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF’s work through fundraising, advocacy, and education in the United States. Despite extraordinary progress, 21,000 children still die each day from preventable causes. Our mission is to do whatever it takes to make that number zero by giving children the essentials for a safe and healthy childhood.

February 6, 2012

Day care centers offer safe haven to Somali refugee children in Yemen

UNICEF-supported day care centers are providing secure environments and education to Somali refugee children in Yemen. Each year, a growing number of Somalis are fleeing to Yemen to escape the ongoing conflict in their home country. 2011 recorded a 100% increase in refugees from Somalia over the previous year. UNICEF is working to assist the refugees by supporting day care centers where educational and health services are provided to children and caregivers receive training on child protection issues.

February 4, 2012

Piped clean drinking water in Angola improves children's health

In the Matala municipality in Angola, a UNICEF supported project is providing ready access to clean drinking water to nearly 2,000 homes through taps installed at homes and in communities. Only 50% of Angolans have access to improved drinking water sources. With improved access to water the rates of diarrhea and cholera have fallen to next to nothing in Matala, compared to when the cleanest water source was a river 3 miles away. Because the safe water was so far away, people would take unsafe water from nearby streams resulting in illnesses.

February 3, 2012

UNICEF providing vaccines to children in Haiti's hardest-to-reach communities

UNICEF is implementing a program to ensure that every child in Haiti is immunized against diseases like polio, diphtheria, tetanus, and measles-rubella. The program, known as RED (Reach Every District), helps manage resources and link services with communities. RED also provides supportive supervision and monitoring for action. This approach will improve communication between communities and health workers, increasing vaccination coverage.

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February 2, 2012

Tap Project regional trainings kick off!

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January 31, 2012

CARYL STERN: Building Haiti back stronger in action

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January 27, 2012

Responding to emergencies loud and silent

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