Child Survival
UNICEF's humanitarian response in and around Syria reflects deep, devastating effects of over a decade of violence and rights violations.
Wherever there is war — whether it's Yemen or Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria or Ukraine — it is children who suffer first and suffer the most.
For her first field trip as UNICEF's Executive Director, Catherine Russell went to Pakistan and Afghanistan. A personal account.
70 percent of Yemen's population, including 11.3 million children, need humanitarian aid. UNICEF & partners are working to save lives.
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M. Russell urges concrete action on promises on women's and children's human rights without delay.
UNICEF is helping families struggling for survival as a severe drought takes hold in four regions of Ethiopia. [VIDEO]
UNICEF is working closely with local authorities to provide lifesaving assistance to families desperately in need.
More than 45,000 people, including 23,000 women and children, are likely to need humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the storm.
Emergency supplies — warm blankets, heavy duty tarps, buckets and other items — are distributed to the most vulnerable. [VIDEO]
The emergency program provides a temporary income to help cover food, fuel and other necessities. [VIDEO]
UNICEF is working with partners to rush emergency supplies to help children & families in the remote island nation.
In Yemen, the death of his father forced 12-year-old Anas out of school and into the workforce. [VIDEO]