Child Survival

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.
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.
A new access point opens up providing safe water to a village in Guinea, with UNICEF's help.
Tapping Into Safe Water in Guinea
UNICEF's Water for Guinea project is making safe water more accessible in vulnerable communities — a mission that's more critical than ever.
On March 2, 2017 in the Syrian Arab Republic, 13-year-old Saja plays with her football. “I love playing football. When I play football, I don’t feel like I’ve lost anything at all,” she says.
Looking Back at a Wartime Childhood in Syria
Caught in a bomb attack in Aleppo years ago, 18-year-old Saja's resilient spirit helped her survive, and hold fast to her dreams.
A Year of COVID-19 Inflames Displaced Syrian Kids' Wounds of War
As a decade of violence, economic crisis and now COVID-19 pushes families to the brink, 90 percent of Syria's children need support.
A father and his daughter, migrants from Argentina, received legal support and sheltering services from Jewish Family Service of San Diego, a UNICEF USA grantee.
Inside Look: Welcoming Asylum Seekers in San Diego
A Q&A with Jewish Family Service about their team's legal and advocacy work for families seeking asylum in the United States.
Najwa, 10, received a box of new winter clothes from UNICEF in Hammourieh, rural Damascus in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Kids Born Into Syria's Decade-Long Civil War Need Help Now
Since the start of the Syrian civil war, UNICEF has been working to meet the needs of children and families struggling to survive.
In Lahore, Pakistan, girls between the ages of 3 and 5 welcome a team of polio vaccinators in January 2021.
Women Vaccinators Protect Pakistan's Children From Polio
UNICEF-supported polio vaccinators go door-to-door in Pakistan, protecting children from a crippling disease.
Jennifer, 15, coloring with daughter Scarlett, migrated from Guatemala to the United States when she was 13. She made the trip with her sisters, eventually reunited with their mother in Hempstead, N.Y.
Inside Look: How UNICEF Supports Migrant Children in the United States
Migration Program Specialist Rhonda Fleischer discusses how the pandemic and a new policy landscape are shaping UNICEF strategy.
Abdulkader, 9, attends a UNICEF-supported level 1 ‘Curriculum B’ class at Adnan Almalki school in Hama city, Syria.
How UNICEF Helps Out-of-School Kids in Syria Get Back on Track
UNICEF's education programs in the war-torn country are reaching tens of thousands more students in need every year.
A child's hand is pressed against a UNICEF-supplied mosquito net in Bienythiang in Akoka county, Upper Nile state, South Sudan on October 23, 2020.
"In My Nightmares, the Soldiers Are Chasing Me"
UNICEF helps children formerly associated with armed groups recover from trauma and put their lives back together.

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