UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

Using the Cold Chain to Safely Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines As part of COVAX, UNICEF is leading on procurement and delivery of 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 180 countries in 2021.
Using Data Innovation to Improve Health Outcomes in Uganda UNICEF and the Rockefeller Foundation are strengthening data-driven community health systems to improve the lives of children and mothers.
COVID-19 Couldn't Stop Young UNICEF Supporters from Taking Action UNICEF Club members and supporters reflect on lessons learned during the COVID-19 lockdowns and share their post-pandemic action plans.
How UNICEF Is Fighting Malnutrition in Yemen This year alone, nearly 2.3 million children under the age of 5 in Yemen are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition.
Cleaner Toilets Help Cut the Number of Coronavirus Cases in India Since UNICEF began community toilet clean-ups in Mumbai's overcrowded neighborhoods, Fiza, 11, no longer dreads going to the bathroom.
5 Ways Safe Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Change Children's Lives Water is the key to improving children's health and better educational outcomes.
Alone Together: Young Artists Create Community Despite Coronavirus Isolated at home, teenage photographers around the world are joining forces online to share their work and their hopes for the future.
Working Together to End Racism Against Asian Americans During this global crisis, it's more important than ever that we all remain in solidarity with one another.
Tapping Into Safe Water in Guinea UNICEF's Water for Guinea project is making safe water more accessible in vulnerable communities — a mission that's more critical than ever.
5 Ways to Fight Racism and Xenophobia Coronavirus fears are fueling a rise in intolerance and hate crimes. Now is the time to speak out against racism and hate speech.
Looking Back at a Wartime Childhood in Syria Caught in a bomb attack in Aleppo years ago, 18-year-old Saja's resilient spirit helped her survive, and hold fast to her dreams.
A Year of COVID-19 Inflames Displaced Syrian Kids' Wounds of War As a decade of violence, economic crisis and now COVID-19 pushes families to the brink, 90 percent of Syria's children need support.

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