Child Survival

Chandana Najith combs his daughter's hair on a weekend visit home in Sri Lanka in June 2022.
Families Living on the Edge as Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis Deepens
Food and fuel shortages, power cuts and political uncertainty are impacting the lives of Sri Lanka's children. [VIDEO]
Seven-year-old Davyd and his family left Bucha, Ukraine, after the bombing began in Feb. 2022. After a harrowing escape, they are now living with family in London.
A Ukrainian Refugee Family Finds Safety in London
Seven-year-old Davyd is one of millions of children uprooted by the war in Ukraine. [VIDEO]
A family travels by boat after flash floods inundated northeastern Bangladesh in May and June 2022.
UNICEF Providing Emergency Aid After Devastating Floods in Bangladesh
UNICEF is working to meet the immediate needs of children and families caught in the deadly flooding in northeastern Bangladesh.
Murugayya Gunasekara, 30, holds his child outside the UNICEF-supported health clinic in the tea estate area in Hatton, central Sri Lanka.
Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka Hurting Children Most
UNICEF appeals for support to meet the urgent needs of the country's most vulnerable. [VIDEO]
Yer, 11, accesses safe water from a new UNICEF-installed system at the Sirmeret camp for internally displaced families in the SNNP region of Ethiopia.
UNICEF in Eastern and Southern Africa
How UNICEF is working with partners to meet children's urgent needs in a region suffering from severe drought and other crises.
10-month-old girl being treated for severe acute malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported center in Mogadishu, Somalia.
UNICEF Calls on G7 to Help Tackle Global Child Malnutrition Crisis
Millions of children suffering from severe wasting require emergency treatment. UNICEF appeals for support to ramp up its response.
Ukrainian refugee children greet each other in the schoolyard of Mihai Viteazul High School in Bucharest, Romania.
Ukrainian Refugee Children Start Over at a School in Romania
Founded and run by Ukrainian refugee teachers, a new school in Bucharest is a safe haven for refugee children traumatized by war. [VIDEO]
Halim, 8, from Gayan village, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, lost his home and many relatives in the devastating earthquake. He and his family have nowhere to shelter and are sleeping under plastic sheets.
Thousands of Children at Risk After Earthquake Devastates Afghanistan
As the death toll rises, UNICEF is rushing aid to those in need in the wake of a powerful earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan.
1.6M Children Stranded by Flash Floods in Bangladesh
UNICEF is providing emergency relief as 4 million people struggle to survive flash flooding in NE Bangladesh.
A Rohingya refugee sits with two friends from the local Bangladeshi community — beneficiaries of a UNICEF program building social cohesion.
For UNICEF, Helping Child Refugees Is a Global Mission
Forced displacement is endangering the health, safety and futures of a record number of the world's children. What UNICEF is doing about it.
The outbreak of the war forced 16-year-old Oleksandra and her mother, grandmother and little sister to flee their hometown of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine.
Through Her Eyes: A Ukrainian Teenager's Video Diary
From Ukraine to Poland, a 16-year-old refugee's powerful look at the impact of war and displacement. [VIDEO]
On May 24, 2022, 10-month-old Ubah is fed Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food by her mother at UNICEF-supported Dollow Health Center in Somalia.
UNICEF Treating Malnourished Children in Drought-Stricken Somalia
As a devastating drought takes its toll on Somalia's children, UNICEF is on the ground providing lifesaving nutrition support. [VIDEO]

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