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UNICEF Humanitarian Aid for Children

Providing Help for Children

Whatever it takes to save a child

Every day, more than 24,000 children die—and they don't have to. They die from causes most people in the U.S. rarely worry about. Malnutrition. Unsafe drinking water. Lack of a vaccine that costs 5 cents.

UNICEF is doing whatever it takes to reduce child mortality and reach a day when the number of children dying from preventable causes is not 24,000—it is zero.

UNICEF is on the ground to help children

UNICEF works in more than 150 countries around the world. Since its inception, UNICEF's main goals have been to reach as many children as possible with effective, low-cost solutions to counter the biggest threats to their survival, and to provide them with the protection and education all children deserve. No corner of the globe is too remote for UNICEF staff to get children the basics for survival. By plane, boat, train, truck, motorcycle, foot, donkey, camel—UNICEF uses any means necessary to provide help for children and families.

Closer and closer to zero

UNICEF has saved more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization and is not daunted by war or conflict, disaster or disease, geography or logistical complexity.

And UNICEF's work is having an extraordinary impact. Over the last 50 years, UNICEF and its partners have helped reduce child mortality by more than half. Most notably, statistics show that the decline in child mortality is actually accelerating, even as the overall population increases.

We're making tremendous progress. But UNICEF will not rest until the number of children dying from preventable cause is zero. Any number greater than zero is unacceptable. With your support, we are certain we can provide the help for children to get there.

We invite you to join us in our efforts to save the world’s children.

 

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