UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

Inside Migrant Shelters at the U.S.-Mexico Border In Reynosa, Mexico, shelters offer a bed, clothes, food & medical care to migrants headed for the U.S. and others returning home, dejected.
Why Migrants Flee Central America Pervasive violence and poverty drive Central Americans to seek safety elsewhere. UNICEF is working to improve conditions at home.
How UNICEF Supports and Protects Child Migrants Every Step of the Way Children and young people are entitled to the same basic human rights wherever they are, regardless of borders.
Innovation Doesn't Need to Be High-Tech to Empower and Transform UNICEF is implementing purposeful, efficient technology at scale to create opportunity and save lives in Guinea.
UNICEF Is Mobilizing to Protect Migrant Children in the U.S. Building on decades of experience around the world, UNICEF and partners are standing up for the rights of children in the U.S.
Born a Refugee, Model Halima Aden Is Standing Up for Migrant Children Somali-American model and activist Halima Aden is speaking out to support the rights of migrant children everywhere.
Redesigning the Mongolian Ger to Help Solve a Health Crisis A UNICEF-led research project aims to address an air pollution problem that puts children at risk in Ulaanbaatar.
Kenya Eliminates MNT: A Huge Win for Mothers and Babies Through partnerships and continued commitment, Kenya is about to become the latest country to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT).
The Nowhere Land Where Children on the Move Are Someone Else's Problem As Europe and North Africa tighten their borders, more and more desperate migrants find themselves stranded in Niger.
Three Things You Might Not Know About Rohingya Refugees Terrorized by the Myanmar military, the Rohingya fled to Bangladesh. Now monsoon rains are destroying their refugee camps.
Five Things You Should Know About Migrant Families Entering the U.S. Fleeing gang violence and crushing poverty, families desperate to find safety for their children turn to the U.S.
Why Detaining Children Is Harmful Separation and indefinite family detention rob children of their childhoods and cause lasting trauma.

UNICEF in Action

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