Why We're Optimistic About the Climate
04/22/2024
Youthful optimism and determination are Gen Z's superpowers. Here's how some young UNICEF climate activists are working to drive meaningful change.
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Using Data, Science and the Media to Fight a Pandemic
04/30/2020
UNICEF’s data chief, a microbiologist and a public health journalist discuss UNICEF’s approach to mitigating the impact of COVID-19.
HURRICANE RELIEF
What is a hurricane? A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour. Hurricane season runs from June through November, but a hurricane can occur at any time. When...
Nova Ukraine
Partner since 2022 Nova Ukraine and UNICEF USA are partnering to support children and families devastated by the war in Ukraine. The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is having a devastating impact on...
More than two million children displaced by brutal conflict in Sudan as violence spreads to new areas
08/24/2023
NEW YORK (August 24, 2023) – At least two million children have been forced from their homes since the conflict in Sudan erupted four months ago – an average of more than 700 children newly displaced...
A Child's Eye View of War in Bucha, Ukraine
04/07/2022
Seven-year-old Davyd recalls the terrifying events of the bombardment of Bucha and his family's evacuation. [VIDEO]
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing note on the impact of flooding in Somalia on children and families and UNICEF’s response
05/30/2023
NEW YORK (May 30, 2023) – “In September last year, I appeared here to brief you on the devastating impact that the drought in Somalia was having on children and families. Somalia had gone through five...
Two months on from Türkiye earthquakes, enormous challenges remain for 2.5 million children in need of humanitarian support
04/06/2023
NEW YORK (April 6, 2023) – Two months after two devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and northern Syria, 2.5 million children in Türkiye remain in need of humanitarian support and are at risk of...
WHO and UNICEF launch cholera vaccination campaign in northwest Syria amidst earthquake response
03/08/2023
NEW YORK (March 8, 2023) – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in coordination with health authorities, the Syria Immunization Group (SIG), and the...
Child Migration Through the Darien Gap up 40 Percent so far This Year
05/15/2024
NEW YORK (May 15, 2024) – An increase in the number of children migrating through the dangerous Darien Gap so far this year puts the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record levels of...