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Villagers take shelter in a flooded area of Morigaon district, Assam State, India.
1 Billion Children at 'Extremely High' Risk From Climate Change
New data prompts UNICEF to renew its global call to action to build climate resilience and protect the most vulnerable.
Young Athletes Take an Active Approach to COVID-19 in Montenegro
UNICEF, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Sports and Youth helps Special Olympics adapts its Young Athletes program for home.
Special Olympics Infographic: Health Tips for Kids With Disabilities
Special Olympics and UNICEF Jamaica team up to help children and youth with disabilities stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Spain, 17-year-old environmental activist Juan cleans up the fields around his hometown, Almería.
One Teen's Advice on How to Save the Earth: "You Just Need to Start"
Coronavirus put his plans for a teen community clean-up brigade on hold, but 17-year-old Juan is making an impact one trash bag at a time.
A group of young children from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, pause their clean-up activities to take a photo.
Youth Voices Lead the Way on Environmental Protection in DRC
In the DRC, children are speaking out against environmental degradation and standing up for their right to a safe and healthy planet.
In Ipala, Guatemala, 17-year-old Guillermo used recyclable materials to build gray water filters to protect the health of his community.
In Guatemala, Teenagers Take the Lead on Environmental Conservation
17-year-old Guillermo & friends are finding new ways to protect their environment and inspire their neighbors. UNICEF is there to help.
On March 4, 2021, a child plays in the floodwaters in Gatumba, located near Bujumbura in Burundi.
What Climate Change Looks Like in Burundi
The climate-related shocks have been brutal for this poor East-Central African country, compounding existing crises.
A UNICEF-supported U-Reporter in Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire, where the social platform is used to encourage youth engagement. Côte d'Ivoire is the 35th country to join the U-Report movement.
U-Report: Using UNICEF's Social Messaging Platform to Improve Lives
Thirteen million people across 76 countries use UNICEF's messaging tool to speak up about the issues that matter most to them.
Promised a job as a housekeeper, this teenager was forced into sex work in Kazakhstan. She escaped and found refuge in a UNICEF-supported center for abused and trafficked children.
Child Trafficking Hits Close to Home
The buying and selling of children for the purpose of exploitation happens everywhere — including all 50 U.S. states.
UNICEF helps unaccompanied child migrants like Berhan, 17, who left Ethiopia to find work but was captured by human traffickers in Yemen and held prisoner for five months.
Helping Survivors of Child Trafficking Get Their Lives Back
Child trafficking preys upon children in desperate circumstances who cross borders alone, hoping to find work to support their families.
The Primero technical team with UNICEF Ghana CP team and MoGCSP colleagues at UNICEF in Accra, Ghana, where a new version of Primero, a scalable case management tool built by UNICEF and delivered by Microsoft, is being piloted.
UNICEF & Microsoft Leverage Tech to Protect Vulnerable Children
The new version of Primero, a case management tool, is revolutionizing the way social workers coordinate critical care for children at risk.
Nelia, 18, is on track to receive her secondary school diploma at Mpamba Community Day Secondary School in Nkhatabay District, Malawi, with help from a scholarship provided by the Kids in Need of Desks (K.I.N.D.) Fund.
Scholarships Give Girls in Malawi a Way Out of Poverty
The Kids in Need of Desks (K.I.N.D.) Fund has raised more than $25 million to help students in Malawi get a quality education.

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