UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

Strengthening Health Systems to Prevent the Next Global Health Crisis Global health experts from UNICEF, Johnson & Johnson and The Rockefeller Foundation reflect on the many lessons from COVID-19.
UNICEF: Pandemic Year 3 Represents a 'Crucial Moment' What needs to happen next to safeguard the health and future well-being of the world's children.
In India, Traditional Tunes Bind Communities Against COVID-19 How folk musicians helped boost vaccination rates in Rajasthan. [VIDEO]
A Child's Eye View of War in Bucha, Ukraine Seven-year-old Davyd recalls the terrifying events of the bombardment of Bucha and his family's evacuation. [VIDEO]
Hero Health Workers Care for Babies Born Under Siege in Ukraine As the war rages on, babies keep being born. UNICEF is supporting the doctors & nurses who are giving their all to keep them alive. [VIDEO]
A Child's Life Underground in Kharkiv, Ukraine UNICEF is helping to turn Ukrainian subway stations into emergency support spaces for children caught in a brutal war.
6 Ways Explosive Weapons Threaten Children During and after conflict, children and the services they rely on must be protected. [VIDEO]
Escape From Mariupol Fleeing air strikes and artillery fire in Mariupol, 7-year-old Maksym and his family left home in a broken car.
See What a UNICEF 'Blue Dot' Refugee Support Center Looks Like A virtual tour of the Blue Dot center in Serit, Romania, one of 26 being set up to aid children and families fleeing war in Ukraine. [VIDEO]
More Than Half of Ukraine's Children Displaced by War One month into a brutal war, Ukraine's children are traumatized and in desperate need of assistance. UNICEF is there to help.
In Yemen, Each Ramadan Is Harder Than the Last UNICEF helps struggling families make ends meet in war-torn Yemen. [VIDEO]
A Volunteer Translator Helps Fellow Refugees From Ukraine More than 3.7 million people from Ukraine — including 1.8 million children — have become refugees since Feb. 24. [VIDEO]

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