UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

Sinjar's Children Are a Long Way From Home Iraqi families are still on the run in search of safety for their children.
Infographic: Food Emergency in South Sudan Conflict in South Sudan has turned into a severe food crisis.
Ebola in Sierra Leone —The Joy of Survivors At the epicenter of the outbreak, 7-year-old Vandy and others are surviving the terrifying disease.
Child Migrants On the Run: Q&A with UNICEF El Salvador Gordon Jonathan Lewis discusses the border crisis and UNICEF's efforts to protect El Salvador's children.
Violence in Iraq: Voices of Yazidi Refugees Inside Syria's Nawrouz refugee camp, where families have fled violence in Iraq.
UNICEF USA Mourns Actor Robin Williams (1951 - 2014) The Academy Award-winning actor was a friend of the world's children.
In Photos: Inside Gaza's Hospitals and Shelters More than 237,000 people have taken shelter in U.N.-run schools.
Sinjar's Children Trapped, Under Attack — UNICEF Iraq Responds Violence in northern Iraq threatens thousands of families.
UNICEF USA Must Reads A weekly roundup of UNICEF issues in the news. (August 8, 2014)
Children Have Borne the Brunt of Violence in Gaza and Israel Hundreds of children have been killed, and thousands more have been injured.
In Photos: Fighting Ebola in Liberia UNICEF efforts to mobilize communities and share vital prevention information.
West African Ebola Outbreak: A Survivor's Story in Guinea UNICEF works to prevent the disease's spread and the stigmatization of victims.

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