Child Survival

How to help refugees? Support UNICEF's work to help the children of Ukraine and other nations plagued by war.
How to Help Refugee and Displaced Children Around the World
How UNICEF provides refugee children from Ukraine and its bordering countries to Yemen and Afghanistan lifesaving care and protection.
Vika, 8, from Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine, works on her homework in her relatives' house in Cherkasy oblast where the family is now staying having fled the war.
100 Days of War in Ukraine: Children on the Front Lines
Stories of children whose lives have been turned upside down by war.
11-year-old Yana, who lost two legs during a missile attack at Kramatorsk railway station, recovers at a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine.
100 Days of War in Ukraine
UNICEF reports on the devastating consequences for children and the impact of its ongoing emergency response.
Artwork by Ukrainian refugee children on display at the residential placement center in Baicoi, Prahova County, Romania.
A Welcome in Romania for Ukrainian Children with Disabilities
The staff at the facility in Baicoi had limited experience caring for children with disabilities before the group arrived. [VIDEO]
Protiva's school in Sylhet closed due to heavy flooding across northeastern Bangladesh.
Extreme Flooding in Bangladesh Puts 1.5M Children at Risk
UNICEF is supporting the Government of Bangladesh's emergency response as floodwaters damage homes, schools and critical infrastructure.
An art class is helping 11-year-old Polina recover from the terror she experienced during the shelling of Mariupol, Ukraine.
UNICEF Helps Children Heal From the Shock of War in Ukraine
UNICEF-supported mobile health teams are helping children impacted by the war in Ukraine get back to the business of being kids. [VIDEO]
Five-year-old Arthur hasn't said a word since shelling began in Mariupol, Ukraine.
For Ukraine's Children, Invisible Scars of War
Five-year-old Arthur lost the ability to speak when the bombardment of Mariupol began. Ukraine's children need our support now. [VIDEO]
Displaced Syrian children help their parents distribute winter clothes from UNICEF at the Al-Hol camp in Hasakah, northeast Syria, on March 2, 2022.
UNICEF to World: Syria's Children Need Help Now
UNICEF appeals for more support to address impacts of over a decade of violent conflict, COVID-19 and economic fallout from war in Ukraine.
3-year-old boy from Yemen shows signs of recovery from a case of severe malnutrition after treatment at a UNICEF-supported hospital in Sana'a.
UNICEF Urges Lifesaving Action For Children With Severe Wasting
Life-threatening malnutrition cases are set to rise amid a spiraling global food crisis — endangering millions of young lives.
Two kindergarteners worked together to build something beautiful at their school in Brasov, Romania.
Teaching Inclusivity in a Romanian Kindergarten
For newly arrived kids from Ukraine, a school in Brasov is a safe place to learn, where everyone is welcome. [VIDEO]
UNICEF USA President and CEO Michael J. Nyenhuis bonds with a child from Ukraine who is receiving care at a center in Baicoi, Romania, where the community has been welcoming refugees with open arms.
UNICEF USA's Michael J. Nyenhuis on Mental Health & the War in Ukraine
The President and CEO of UNICEF USA discusses the war in Ukraine, its impact on children’s mental health and UNICEF's response.
A UNICEF-supported polio vaccinator going door-to-door in Kart-e-Naw, a suburb of Kabul, Afghanistan, inks a child's finger to show the child has been immunized.
Critical Mission for UNICEF: Reaching 'Zero-Dose' Children
Why UNICEF and partners are focused on vaccinating children who have missed out entirely on this essential health service.

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