UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

How Can We Sustain the Child Survival Revolution? Bill & Melinda Gates, Warren Buffett and UNICEF know one big part of the answer: vaccines work.
How to Save 1.5 Million Lives a Year? Vaccinate the World's Children! Vaccines are startlingly effective in reducing child deaths. Meet some of the children who benefit from them.
Eat, Play, Love—Why a Child's First 1,000 Days Make All the Difference To help kids get the best start in life, nurture them — and give them low-cost, high-quality early childhood programs.
Watch: Refugees — The Shared Story of Harry and Ahmed Two refugees, two generations, one story. Our President and CEO Caryl M. Stern urges you to watch this video.
Amidst the Rubble, Aleppo's Kids Are Heading Back to School With UNICEF assistance, 23 primary schools have re-opened in the past few weeks alone.
Watch: UNICEF USA's CEO on Why 28 Million Children Need Your Help Now Caryl M. Stern explains how children worldwide are under direct attack—with their lives, hopes and futures hanging in the balance.
These Filmmakers Are Helping Refugees Tell Their Stories The Refuge Project by Magna Carta features heartbreaking accounts of loss from the front lines of the European refugee crisis.
Watch: The Needs of Refugees Have Never Been Greater — Caryl M. Stern Our President and CEO on the refugee crisis — 28 million children have been uprooted by conflict. We must see them as CHILDREN FIRST.
After Years of Conflict, Schools Reopen and Hope Returns to Fallujah Six months ago, 85,000 people fled the city as battles raged. Today, kids are studying again in Fallujah's schools.
For the Children of Nigeria, a Chance to Learn and Thrive More than 100,000 children living under threat of Boko Haram are back in school with UNICEF's help.
A Mother's Story — What Parents Need to Know About Trafficking Danielle Douglas was 17 when a trafficker forced her into prostitution. Her mother spoke with us about the factors that left her vulnerable.
Harnessing Data to Support Children's Health UNICEF Innovations projects such as U-Report are helping us better understand and respond to emergency situations.

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