UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

UNICEF's Impact in 2019: A Year in Photos Here's a look back at some of the ways UNICEF delivered for children in 2019.
Q & A: Austyn Weiner in Senegal With UNICEF The artist talks about what it meant to her to experience protecting children firsthand.
Torn Apart by Hurricane Irma, a Family Is Still Picking Up the Pieces Stronger storms linked to climate change are forcing more and more families out of their homes in the Caribbean.
U.S. Government Support for UNICEF Grows This week, federal lawmakers passed legislation to fund the U.S. Government for FY 2020 including $134 million in core resources for UNICEF.
Immigration Policies Put Migrant Families at Serious Risk of Violence Current policies prevent families from accessing their legal right to protection in the U.S. as they seek asylum.
Afghanistan Is the World's Most Lethal War Zone for Children After 40 years of conflict, Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous countries on the planet for a child.
Keeping Girls in School in Madagascar In Madagascar, UNICEF's Let Us Learn program helps girls get an education and build life skills instead of dropping out to marry early.
For Haiti, Victory Is in Sight in Fight Against Cholera With no new cases since February, Haiti is on the road to eliminating cholera once and for all.
UNICEF Helps Syria's Children Heal From Trauma Working with partners, UNICEF provides psychosocial support programs to help children recover from the terrors of war.
Fleeing Violence in Guatemala, a Young Family Yearns for Safety Central Americans targeted by gangs face a difficult choice: leave everything behind and start over, or stay put and risk death.
Standing Up for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Sierra Leone Now a father himself, former child soldier Ishmael Beah recently returned to Sierra Leone to see how UNICEF protects vulnerable children.
More Children Than Ever Need UNICEF's Support — and Yours Today, 1 in 4 children live in a country affected by conflict or natural disaster. UNICEF is there to help, wherever and whenever.

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