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Bodoor, 17, in the science lab of her UNICEF-supported school in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan in 2018. She and her family settled in Azraq after fleeing violence in Syria in 2014.
For a Young Syrian Refugee, Dreams of Space Flight & Family Reunions
Violence chased Bodoor's family out of Syria and into Jordan's Azraq Refugee Camp. Seven years later, she's still hanging on to her dreams.
Mitthi Jirel (left), staff at the district hospital in Jiri in Dolakha District in northeastern Nepal, shows UNICEF staff Preena Shrestha a vaccine carrier in the hospital's vaccine storage room on February 26, 2021.
Ask the Expert: How to Keep Vaccines Safe in Nepal
Safe vaccine storage & transport requires meticulous attention to detail. Just ask Mitthi Bahadur Jirel, a 29-year hospital staff veteran.
Natan, the youngest member of a family displaced by the violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region, eats a nutritional biscuit supplied by UNICEF.
UNICEF Acts as Crisis Deepens in Tigray
UNICEF accelerates humanitarian relief efforts amid intensifying violence in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region.
In El Alto, Bolivia, 6-year-old Noelia gently touches her arm where she received a flu shot from a member of a UNICEF-supported vaccination team that goes door-to-door.
In Bolivia, Vaccination Brigades Make House Calls to Reach Every Child
As fears of coronavirus keep some parents from bringing their children to health centers for immunizations, UNICEF vaccinators go to them.
Nine-month-old Nour is treated for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported health center in Sana'a, Yemen.
This Ramadan, Children in Yemen Are Struggling to Survive
Half of all children under age 5 in Yemen are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021. UNICEF & partners are working to save lives.
Ten-year-old Abdulkarim participates in psychosocial support activities at the Child-Friendly Space set up by UNICEF at the Karantina public garden in Beirut, Lebanon on September 1, 2020.
Ramadan in Lebanon: After a Deadly Explosion, Trauma Lingers
The devastating blast that rocked Beirut in August 2020 left lasting scars. UNICEF and partners are working to help the community recover.
Ten-year-old Ali is a Syrian refugee living in Mafraq, Jordan with his four brothers, two sisters and parents. His grandparents still live in Syria. "I miss them and really want to meet them," he said.
This Ramadan, a Generation of Syrian Children Need Our Support
Children born during Syria's decade-long civil war have no memory of peace. UNICEF is working to ensure they grow up healthy, and with hope.
On March 23, 2021, Sharifa holds her infant nephew in her arms as they stand in front of shelters destroyed by a massive fire in the Balukhali area of the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
After a Deadly Fire, a Somber Ramadan for Rohingya Children
UNICEF is on the ground assisting Rohingya families devastated by a blaze that swept through four refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
A 5-year-old boy who was separated from his parent after the two arrived at the U.S. border and spent a year away from family in U.S. custody waits to board plane to his home country, with his child advocate from the Young Center by his side.
Inside Look: Centering the Best Interests of Immigrant Children
A Q&A with the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights Texas office about the group's work on behalf of unaccompanied migrant children.
On March 23, 2021,10-year-old Rezwan stands in the fire-damaged wreckage of the Balukhali area of the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Relief Effort Underway After Fire Devastates Rohingya Refugee Camps
UNICEF is working to reunite missing children with their families and providing emergency assistance to those in need.
Nine-month-old Nour was treated for acute malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported health center in Sana'a, Yemen. The treatment saved her life.
How UNICEF Is Fighting Malnutrition in Yemen
This year alone, nearly 2.3 million children under the age of 5 in Yemen are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition.
On February 3, 2021, Keziah, 14, (left) and Elizah, 16, stand in front of a newly rehabilitated latrine at AIC Nursery and Primary School in Torit, South Sudan.
5 Ways Safe Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Change Children's Lives
Water is the key to improving children's health and better educational outcomes.

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