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Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On The Fire At Rohingya Refugee Camps In Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Supporting Children in Mauritania
UNICEF's programs and partnerships in Mauritania and around the world focus on protecting and advancing children's rights to survive and thrive.
We Deserve Better: How UNICEF Is Strengthening Social Protection for Women and Girls
A UNICEF initiative addresses barriers like poverty, underrepresentation and disenfranchisement that impact women and girls across the globe.
Mpox Threat Intensifies for Children in Africa
UNICEF acts to protect vulnerable children and communities as the deadly, contagious viral disease continues to spread.
Democratic Republic of the Congo starts mpox vaccination in high-priority provinces
NEW YORK (October 5, 2024) – The Ministry of Public Health and Prevention, supported by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa CDC and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, today started...
‘Tragedy upon tragedy’ in Lebanon as death and displacement mounts
NEW YORK (September 27, 2024) – The average number of children killed per day in Lebanon this week is more than double the number of children killed per day during the country’s devastating 2006...
Weather Disasters
Extreme weather events are more intense and more frequent because of climate change Roughly 1 billion children worldwide are at extremely high risk due to the impacts of climate change, including...
Democratic Republic of the Congo cholera outbreak is declared country’s worst in 25 years
KINSHASA, 5 December 2025 – The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has had a devastating impact tallying 64,427 total cases since the start of the year, including 1,888...
UNICEF: Helping Children in Bolivia
UNICEF delivers emergency assistance to communities vulnerable to extreme weather events while also helping to build their resilience. Learn more.