Child Survival

Seventeen-year-old Nicole Angela Cariño, her husband, Mike De Jesus, and their 3-month-old baby, Alia, have been living in a school classroom with several other families since their home was destroyed when Typhoon Rai hit the Philippines on December 16, 2
A Young Family's Struggle for Survival During Super Typhoon Rai
Families raced for shelter as the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in 2021 bore down on the country's southeastern islands.
A 10-year-old boy in northern Ethiopia recovers from injuries caused by an encounter with a grenade at a UNICEF-supported hospital.
UNICEF Warns of Rise in Grave Violations Against Children in Conflict
Despite decades of advocacy and enhanced monitoring and response, children continue to bear the brunt of war.
Residents gather next to their destroyed house in Carcar, Cebu province, the Philippines on December 18, 2021, days after Super Typhoon Rai hit the city.
UNICEF Rushes Aid to Philippines After Super Typhoon Rai
After yet another devastating storm in the Philippines, UNICEF and partners are on the ground, providing urgent assistance.
In Ethiopia, a mother cradles her child who is being treated for severe acute malnutrition.
As Ethiopia Conflict Rages On, Children Pay the Highest Price
UNICEF appeals for support to ramp up relief efforts for children and families in the country's northern Tigray region and beyond.
A boy reacts to a letter of support he received from another Mexican teenager at a shelter for unaccompanied migrant adolescents in Tijuana, Mexico.
Inside Look: What's Really At Stake for Migrant Children and Families
Q&A with UNICEF Migration Program Specialist Rhonda Fleischer, who explains the intricacies of UNICEF's work in the United States.
Parwana, 4, with caregivers, outside the UNICEF-supported clinic where she is receiving treatment for severe acute malnutrition.
Malnutrition Crisis in Afghanistan: One Girl's Journey to Recovery
Parwana, 4, weighed less than 20 lbs. Then she started a regimen of UNICEF-supplied Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food.
A child in Afghanistan suffering from severe acute malnutrition is treated with UNICEF-supplied Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).
Crisis in Afghanistan: UNICEF's Manuel Fontaine Explains
The Director of UNICEF’s Office of Emergency Programs reports on the urgent and growing needs of children: "There is no time to waste."
Record Number of Children in Crisis, Says UNICEF's Humanitarian Appeal
UNICEF launches $9.4 billion emergency funding appeal for the 177 million children affected by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19.
UNICEF Child Reporter Christine Saida Andrea on a field mission in Pibor, South Sudan.
Situation Grows Increasingly Desperate for Children in South Sudan
UNICEF is scaling its humanitarian response — but more support is needed to save and protect children from malnutrition and other threats.
Dalia, 35, unpacks winter clothes for her daughter Rihab, 5, and son Mohammad, 4, to try on in Sinjar, southeastern rural Idlib, Syria. To keep her five children warm this winter, she has been collecting scrap wood and tree twigs to burn for heating
UNICEF Is Working to Keep Syria's Children Safe and Warm This Winter
As temperatures plummet, UNICEF and partners are delivering warm winter clothes to protect children in Syria. You can help.
After losing his legs in a landmine explosion, Ibrahim, 17, received artificial limbs and learned to walk again at a UNICEF-supported prosthetic center in Aden, Yemen.
Injured by a Land Mine, 17-Year-Old Ibrahim Can Walk Again in Yemen
A landmine took Ibrahim's legs. At a UNICEF-supported prosthetic center in Aden, Yemen, he received new limbs and hope for the future.
Two-year-old Aseel's mother and uncle brought him to the UNICEF-supported therapeutic feeding center at Al-Sabeen Hospital in Sana'a City, Yemen for treatment.
A Lifeline for Aseel, a Severely Malnourished 2-Year-Old in Yemen
Ali Mohammad lost his two young children to acute malnutrition in Yemen. With support from UNICEF, his nephew is getting the help he needs.

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