Crisis in Haiti Escalates — Endangering Children's Lives
04/22/2025
Food insecurity has reached critical levels and famine looms. UNICEF appeals for support to step up the emergency response.
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Childbirth During COVID-19 Lockdown
05/07/2020
Chloe, Patrick and Ava O'Doherty welcome baby Fionn in extraordinary times in South Africa.
UNICEF in Europe and Central Asia
06/01/2022
A look at how UNICEF is working with partners to address the Ukrainian refugee crisis and other challenges in the region.
Dangers Deepening for Children Caught in Horn of Africa Drought Crisis
01/09/2023
The number of lives threatened by catastrophic conditions has doubled in the last five months. A look at UNICEF's action plan for 2023.
Nearly a Quarter of the World’s Children Live in Conflict or Disaster-Stricken Countries: UNICEF
12/09/2016
NEW YORK (December 9, 2016) - An estimated 535 million children – nearly one in four – live in countries affected by conflict or disaster, often without access to medical care, quality education...
South Asia Braces for a Health Crisis Following India's COVID-19 Surge
05/07/2021
Viruses know no borders. As India's daily COVID-19 case rate tops 400K, neighboring countries prepare for a coming emergency.
UNICEF Reaches Almost Half of the World’s Children with Lifesaving Vaccines
04/26/2017
NEW YORK (April 26, 2017) – UNICEF procured 2.5 billion doses of vaccines to children in nearly 100 countries in 2016, reaching almost half of the world’s children under the age of five. The figures...
Thousands of Children Still Need Care and Support in Wake of Ebola Epidemic
01/14/2016
NEW YORK (January 14, 2015) – Nearly 23,000 children who lost one or both parents or their primary caregivers to Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will continue to need care and support...
Tropical Cyclone Fani Hits India and Bangladesh
05/05/2019
Fani put 10 million people —including 4 million children — in harm's way. UNICEF is responding to those in need.
1 Million Children Affected by Cyclone Idai and Subsequent Floods in Mozambique, Actual Numbers Feared Much Higher
03/23/2019
BEIRA / MAPUTO / GENEVA / NEW YORK (March 23, 2019) –We are in a race against time to help and protect children in the disaster-ravaged areas of Mozambique, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore...