UNICEF in action

My son's birth was wondrous, awesome and terrifying. Because of a complication, my wife had to undergo an emergency cesarean section. I remember the moment when nurses wheeled her into an operating...

Around this time last year, we at the U.S. Fund were all thrilled to hear some remarkable news. UNICEF had announced that the number of children dying each year before age five had fallen to 9.7...

In case you hadn't noticed, we're always reaching out to people. We want them (and that includes you) to have the chance to learn about all the ways we help kids around the world. We have so many...

Tonight, the New York Red Bulls and FC Barcelona will play an exhibition soccer game at Giants Stadium. The match can also be seen on ESPN2. The New Yorkers here at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF love our...

Andrea Penagos, a junior at the University of Southern California (USC), became passionate about children's issues when she lived in Guatemala as a teen. She witnessed firsthand the challenges faced...

It's been nearly three months since monster storm Cyclone Nargis buffeted Myanmar, but the Southeast Asian nation is still reeling from the blow. The cyclone affected 2.4 million people, damaging or...

A new television series, Long Way Down,

UNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken recently visited the East African countries of Somalia and Kenya, where UNICEF provides children with health care, education, nutrition, clean water and sanitation. This...

UNICEF and other aid agencies have warned that a combination of crises in the Greater Horn of Africa"including drought, conflict, disease and rising food and energy prices"is imperiling the lives of...