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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.
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.
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.
Students take a break outside the UNICEF-supported Luwambaza Primary School in Nkhatabay district, northern Malawi. in 2020
Desks Save the Day: Learning During COVID-19 in Malawi
Desks provided by the Kids In Need of Desks (K.I.N.D.) project help students in Malawi maintain physical distancing in class.
A child is weighed at a UNICEF-supported community health post in Sidorejo village, Central Java province, Indonesia.
UNICEF Magic Box Commended for Inspiring Kids to Be Social Innovators
The real-time data sharing platform, created in 2014 to assist the Ebola crisis response, is now being leveraged to help tackle COVID-19.

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