UNICEF in action

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A pediatrician shows a mother a breastfeeding position at a UNICEF-supported health and nutrition center in Harasta, Rural Damascus, Syria.

In Emergencies, Breastfeeding Keeps Babies Alive

During humanitarian crises, breastfeeding can be even more important for a baby's survival.

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Children attend class at the Armenia Government School in Armenia, in the Cayo District of Belize.

Children's Right to Online Safety Must Be Protected

The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) aims to protect children from the harms of social media.

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J. Khuvituguldur, 4, peeks over the fence behind his family's ger home in the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

How UNICEF Is Supporting a Green Transition in Mongolia to Improve Children's Health

Tackling air pollution by replacing coal-burning stoves with electric ones. [video]

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Aseel, one-year-old, holding a bottle of water filled from a UNICEF-supported water tank in Deir al-Balah, in the Gaza Strip, thanks to the government of Australia and Sweden.

Deadly Heat Endangers Children in Gaza Strip

Dangerously high temperatures are adding yet another layer of suffering for Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip. UNICEF is there to help.

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People wearing masks navigate through a dusty construction area on Kim Dong Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Vietnam.

UNICEF and Partners Fight Air Pollution in Vietnam

Exposure to air pollution is the second leading global risk factor for death among children under 5, after malnutrition. [video]

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Khurshed, 13, stays cool on his way home at the fountain at the Spartak park when temperatures reach 35 degrees Celsius in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in early July., 2024

UNICEF: Extreme Heat Kills Hundreds of Children Every Year in Europe and Central Asia

A new policy brief from UNICEF outlines six policy recommendations for governments to protect young children from the deadly impacts of heat waves.

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Children pass through a waste dump while searching for clean,safe drinking water in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

UNICEF Aids Children Caught in Water and Sanitation Crisis in Gaza

Some 1.8 million people — including more than 900,000 children — in the Gaza Strip require some form of water, sanitation and hygiene assistance.

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Displaced by violence, a boy stands in a hallway of a school being used as an emergency shelter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

UNICEF Helps Children Displaced by Violence in Haiti

Violence caused by armed groups has pushed over 300,000 children out of their homes in Haiti. UNICEF is there, providing urgent assistance. [video]

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A UNICEF staff member shares a light moment with a young Cyclone Freddy survivor at the UNICEF-supported Naotcha camp for displaced families in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 17, 2023.

Beyond the Numbers: UNICEF's Humanitarian Action in 2023

UNICEF responded to 412 crises in 107 countries in 2023.

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