Children in Conflict

An Ethiopian refugee who fled fighting in Tigray province sits holding a child in a hut at the Um Raquba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province, on November 16, 2020.
UNICEF Acts to Help Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan
As more and more people flee Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region, UNICEF calls for support to help keep vulnerable children safe.
Mohammed Moharram Sa'ad Al-Oshari smiles at his 2-year-old daughter, Bulgis, who is holding a packet of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, used to treat severe malnutrition.
Five Years of War + Pandemic Sends Yemen's Malnutrition Rates Soaring
Yemen's malnutrition crisis prompts UNICEF to issue an urgent appeal for support. Nearly 325,000 young lives are on the line.
Nineteen-year-old Afrah is a UNICEF-supported community health worker in Sana'a, Yemen.
Community Health Workers Are Yemen's Superheroes
UNICEF and the European Union are supporting a network of community health workers and primary health care facilities across Yemen.
In Yemen, 7-year-old Jabra wears a mask to prevent transmission of the novel coronavirus.
In Yemen, Moms Sew Masks to Protect Their Kids and Their Community
COVID-19 is just the latest threat for families in Yemen. With support from UNICEF, members of a mothers' group are making their own masks.
UNICEF Yemen Representative Sara Beysolow Nyanti (second from right) in Sana'a, Yemen.
UNICEF & the World Bank Get Cash Aid to Yemeni Families in Need
UNICEF's Sara Beysolow Nyanti reflects on successes and challenges of maintaining a massive cash transfer program in Yemen during COVID-19.
Amina*, 18, was only 16 when she was forced into an arranged marriage. UNICEF-supported programs help girls like Amina recover from the trauma of early marriage and learn business skills so they can make a life for thems
Helping Girls Escape Early Marriage in Yemen
Social collapse is pushing more and more young girls into child marriage in Yemen. UNICEF-supported programs help them get their lives back.
A Boy Scarred by Yemen's War Takes His First Steps Toward Healing
Thanks to a UNICEF project in Aden that provides prosthetic limbs to children maimed in Yemen's war, Rayan, 6, can live a fuller life.
23-year-old Saba, a UNICEF-supported community health worker, travels on foot to reach families cut off from health services by fighting in Bait Essa Emran governate, Yemen in May 2020..
Protecting Yemen's Children From COVID-19
An urgent funding crisis threatens the water, sanitation and health programs children in Yemen need to stay alive. You can help now.
With UNICEF's support, more than 200 children were released from the ranks of armed groups at a ceremony in Yambio, South Sudan in April 2018.
UNICEF Is Working to Free Child Soldiers Around the World
Tens of thousands of children are being recruited and used in armed conflicts around the world. UNICEF is working to bring them home.
On April 4, 2020, Fatima pours water to help her mother wash her hands thoroughly, in a center for internally displaced persons in Aden, Yemen.
Ramadan in War-torn Yemen: Hoping for Better Days Ahead
An embattled nation's already fragile health care system faces a new threat: the novel coronavirus.
Dr. Marwan Alufersi, a pediatrician, does what he can for his young patients at the UNICEF-supported Alhatab Health Center, located in the Hamdan district of Yemen's Sana'a Governorate.
Making a Difference in Yemen, One Child at a Time
Despite the crippling effects of five years of conflict, community health facilities keep at it, with UNICEF support.
After 40 years of conflict, generations of children in Afghanistan — like this girl photographed in Daykundi Province in October 2019 — have no memory of peace.
Afghanistan Is the World's Most Lethal War Zone for Children
After 40 years of conflict, Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous countries on the planet for a child.

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