UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

For a Young Syrian Refugee, Dreams of Space Flight & Family Reunions Violence chased Bodoor's family out of Syria and into Jordan's Azraq Refugee Camp. Seven years later, she's still hanging on to her dreams.
UNICEF Expertise Ensures Speedy Delivery for COVID-19 Vaccines The clock is ticking: See how UNICEF and partners are working together to deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses around the world in record time.
Ask the Expert: How to Keep Vaccines Safe in Nepal Safe vaccine storage & transport requires meticulous attention to detail. Just ask Mitthi Bahadur Jirel, a 29-year hospital staff veteran.
A Successful Virtual Advocacy Week for UNICEF USA UNICEF advocates came together virtually this March to meet with Members of Congress & raise their voices on behalf of the world's children.
UNICEF Acts as Crisis Deepens in Tigray UNICEF accelerates humanitarian relief efforts amid intensifying violence in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region.
In Bolivia, Vaccination Brigades Make House Calls to Reach Every Child As fears of coronavirus keep some parents from bringing their children to health centers for immunizations, UNICEF vaccinators go to them.
Ramadan in Lebanon: After a Deadly Explosion, Trauma Lingers The devastating blast that rocked Beirut in August 2020 left lasting scars. UNICEF and partners are working to help the community recover.
This Ramadan, a Generation of Syrian Children Need Our Support Children born during Syria's decade-long civil war have no memory of peace. UNICEF is working to ensure they grow up healthy, and with hope.
In the Philippines, Brave Health Workers Won't Let COVID-19 Stop Them COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the COVAX Facility are making it possible for doctors and nurses to protect themselves and their patients.
Inside Look: Centering the Best Interests of Immigrant Children A Q&A with the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights Texas office about the group's work on behalf of unaccompanied migrant children.
Relief Effort Underway After Fire Devastates Rohingya Refugee Camps UNICEF is working to reunite missing children with their families and providing emergency assistance to those in need.
Using the Cold Chain to Safely Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines As part of COVAX, UNICEF is leading on procurement and delivery of 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 180 countries in 2021.

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