UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

Rising Air Pollution Is Killing the World's Most Vulnerable Children Pneumonia is the single leading cause of death among young children, but we can all play a part in preventing it.
10 Facts You Need to Know Now About Zika Learn how UNICEF is helping mothers and babies fight Zika worldwide as the viral epidemic spreads in the United States.
The Greeting Card Contest That Invites Kids to Help Kids When kids enter the Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF Greeting Card Contest, they continue a tradition that began back in 1949.
The Malnutrition Miracle: What Is Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food? The specially formulated peanut paste is nothing short of a miracle for malnourished children.
A Generation Made to Fight: Saving South Sudan's Child Soldiers UNICEF helped free 1,775 children in 2015, but fears that growing violence is fueling a new surge in recruitment.
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and UNICEF Kid Power Team Up for Good It’s a monster Halloween mash-up! Kiwanis Key Club and the little orange box meet the world’s first Wearable for Good®
Donation Hybrid Hurricane Matthew in Haiti: Through a Child's Eyes Seven-year-old Louisniva survived the storm in the battered town of Jeremie. She tells her story in this video.
Building on Polio — Strengthening the Immunization System in Chad The world is so close to eradicating polio. But with three new cases in neighboring Nigeria, Chad is taking no chances.
Emergency UNICEF Supplies Arrive in Haiti A B-747 flight donated by the UPS Foundation touched ground in Port-au-Prince on October 20, carrying 100 tons of UNICEF emergency supplies.
On World Polio Day, Join Us on the Road to Making Polio History One day. One focus. Ending polio. Watch our 360 / VR Film narrated by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ewan McGregor.
Girls & School Q & A: Fighting for Equality in Education UNICEF Afghanistan's Denise Shepherd-Johnson talks about the challenges girls face getting into and staying in school.
How UNICEF Works to Stop Tetanus, One Country at a Time A UNICEF doctor tells how the painful disease of maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) is eliminated — one country at a time.

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