UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

Harsh Winter in Afghanistan Intensifies Needs for the Most Vulnerable Support is urgently needed to help fund UNICEF's emergency nutrition, health and protection services in the country amid multiple crises.
Why We Need Equitable Vaccine Delivery Now To end the pandemic, the whole world must have access to COVID-19 vaccine doses. As part of COVAX, UNICEF is working to make that happen.
Schools Should Be the Last to Close and the First to Reopen Keeping schools safe and open must be a global priority. The harms to children from being out of school are severe and can last a lifetime.
The Case for Investing in UNICEF's Work A look at UNICEF's strategic plan for 2022-2025 — and how it aims to maximize impact for children, with support from partners.
In Haiti, a Young Survivor of Two Major Earthquakes Isn't Giving Up Buried alive after Haiti's 2010 earthquake, 15-year-old Peterson survived a second quake in 2021. UNICEF is there to help. [VIDEO]
In Malawi, Vaccination Vans Protect Pregnant Women From COVID-19 UNICEF mobile vaccination vans bring lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines and information to people in rural Malawi. [VIDEO]
Turning COVID-19 Skeptics Into Health Champions in Rwanda Through radio and road shows, a UNICEF community outreach campaign shares information on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
A Look Back: UNICEF USA Impact Through Advocacy in 2021 Year in and year out, UNICEF USA supporters pursue a more equitable world for children through advocacy.
Child Labor Robs Children of Their Future In Yemen, the death of his father forced 12-year-old Anas out of school and into the workforce. [VIDEO]
The COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids: What Parents Need to Know Pediatricians from Massachusetts General Hospital talk about vaccine safety and COVID-19's dangers, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
A Young Family's Struggle for Survival During Super Typhoon Rai Families raced for shelter as the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in 2021 bore down on the country's southeastern islands.
UNICEF Warns of Rise in Grave Violations Against Children in Conflict Despite decades of advocacy and enhanced monitoring and response, children continue to bear the brunt of war.

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