Stories About Our Mission

Health workers lined up to receive their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Palungtar Community Health Center in Gorkha District in north-central Nepal on April 21, 2021.
ICU Beds Overflow as COVID-19 Surges in Nepal
Doctors and nurses are struggling to treat patients gasping for breath in Nepal, where COVID-19 cases have risen sharply.
On May 8, 2021, in Jogeshwari, a suburb located in the western part of Mumbai, India, people wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as India's catastrophic second wave continues.
A Year Later, the Eerily Familiar Sounds of the Pandemic
The locations change, but the sounds of sirens and the agonizing wait for news of loved ones battling COVID-19 are universal.
COVID-19 patients sit outside the Gauhati Medical College COVID Care Hospital in Kalapahar, Guwahati, India, where all beds are full, on April 30, 2021.
How to End a Pandemic? Vaccinate the World.
As long as the coronavirus is still spreading, the whole world is in danger. UNICEF is working to deliver COVID-19 vaccines equitably.
On May 5, 2021, individuals and families making the crossing from India into Nepal at the Birgunj point of entry in Parsa District in southern Nepal are met by border personnel and UNICEF-supported health workers for COVID antigen tests.
South Asia Braces for a Health Crisis Following India's COVID-19 Surge
Viruses know no borders. As India's daily COVID-19 case rate tops 400K, neighboring countries prepare for a coming emergency.
A medical worker takes a swab sample of a boy for a Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test at a COVID-19 testing center in Ghaziabad, India on April 29, 2021.
As COVID-19 Pandemic Rages in India, Health Workers Hold the Line
COVID-19 has pushed India's health care system to the limit, but dedicated doctors, nurses & paramedics won't stop caring for those in need.
UNICEF vaccine specialist Dr. Epa Kouacou celebrates the arrival of a shipment of COVAX COVID-19 vaccine doses in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on February 26, 2021.
Couple Donates $25M for Equitable Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines
Stewart Butterfield and Jen Rubio's generous gift will help UNICEF and partners deliver 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses around the world.
Kids Asked: A Health Care Worker Answered
Johnson & Johnson and UNICEF help children in need around the world, inspiring kids in the U.S. to dream about how they can give back too.
A health worker receives her COVID-19 vaccination.
Hero Nurses Risk Their Lives to Save COVID-19 Patients in South Africa
Meet two nurses who tested positive for COVID-19, but were determined to recover so they could get back to helping others.
On March 21, 2021 in India, a child runs past a mural depicting frontline health care workers, along a road in New Delhi.
As India Faces Brutal COVID-19 Crisis, UNICEF Is There to Help
India is struggling to fight off a second crushing wave of COVID-19 cases. UNICEF and partners are working to save lives. You can help.
In the city of El Alto, Bolivia, Julia Condori cradles her son, Aaron, as they wait their turn in the UNICEF-supported Mercedes Health Center for the child’s latest round of vaccinations.
Getting Vaccines Where They Need to Be to Keep Children Safe
In Bolivia, UNICEF works with partners to supply and deliver the vaccines needed to protect children from preventable diseases.
A father and child arrive in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after crossing the Darien Gap, one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world.
Amid Migration Surge, UNICEF Acts to Protect Kids at Every Step
The number of children passing through the Darien Gap, the most dangerous migration route in the world, has increased 15-fold since 2017.
In Spain, 17-year-old environmental activist Juan cleans up the fields around his hometown, Almería.
One Teen's Advice on How to Save the Earth: "You Just Need to Start"
Coronavirus put his plans for a teen community clean-up brigade on hold, but 17-year-old Juan is making an impact one trash bag at a time.

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