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This 16-year-old was one of many girls prohibited from attending Rabia Balkhi High School in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan's Girls Need To Be in School

UNICEF is calling on Afghanistan's de facto authorities to allow girls to return to high school immediately.

Nine-month-old Nour is treated for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported health center in Sana'a, Yemen.

This Ramadan, Children in Yemen Are Struggling to Survive

More than 70 percent of Yemen's population, including 12.9 million children, need humanitarian aid. UNICEF is working to save lives.

A young boy collects what little water he can from a dried up riverbed in Dollow Somalia, where severe drought has taken hold..

UNICEF: Water Crises Pose Triple Threat to 190M Children Worldwide

Devastating impacts of water-related crises on children calls for greater investment in climate-resilient WASH services.

Eilaf, 16, of Sudan, is one of thousands of children living in a country affected by conflict and who has submitted her original work as part of UNICEF's Poems for Peace Initiative.

Children in War Write Poems for Peace

UNICEF shares its growing collection of poems by young people — deeply personal works that show resilience, creativity and hope in the face of danger.

A child drinks from a tap at Barilays IDP site where UNICEF provides water to drought-affected communities, Somali region Ethiopia.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Water

How unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene put children at risk.

A young mother sits with her 2-month-old son and 22-month-old daughter Marie, who is being treated for severe acute malnutrition, outside their room at the UNICEF-supported nutrition center at Saint Jean de Dieu Hospital, Tanguiéta, northern Benin.

UNICEF: 10M Children in Extreme Jeopardy in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

UNICEF explains the urgent and growing humanitarian needs in the central Sahel region of Africa as problems spill into neighboring countries.

Ten-year-old Noorullah grew up by the banks of Panjkora River in the tranquil Upper Dir District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Displaced by the Flood in Pakistan

Children and families uprooted by flooding struggle to survive Pakistan’s harsh winter. UNICEF is providing critical humanitarian assistance.

A mother and her two children shelter in a primary school in central Mozambique after they lost their home to Cyclone Freddy.

UNICEF Mobilizes Relief Efforts After Cyclone Freddy Slams Mozambique, Malawi

UNICEF is on the ground in both countries working with partners to provide lifesaving assistance in the wake of yet another climate shock.

On Feb. 24, 2022 in Afghanistan, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visited with girls at a UNICEF-supported community-based school in Kandahar’s Dand District.

Making a Difference in
Afghanistan
This Ramadan

Amid a devastating humanitarian and economic crisis, UNICEF is bringing much-needed relief to children in Afghanistan.