UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

How We're Supporting Children in Puerto Rico One year after Hurricane Maria barreled into Puerto Rico, UNICEF USA is still on the ground helping those who need it most.
One Year After the Earthquakes, a Look at UNICEF's Impact in Mexico An update on the state of the recovery.
Natural Disasters: Young People Take on the Climate Change Factor Kids are fighting the toll of extreme storms, flood, heat and fire on the environment — and millions of children around the world
Futures at Risk: Wars and Disasters Are Keeping Children Out of School More than 104 million children growing up amidst humanitarian crises are missing out on an education.
Global Citizen From Gulmi: The Man Who Never Gave Up Kul Chandra Gautam's memoir traces his unlikely journey out of poverty in Nepal to UNICEF leadership.
Typhoon Mangkhut Leaves a Trail of Death and Destruction Rescuers search for survivors as the storm continues northward.
Hurricane Florence Leaves More Than 500,000 Without Power Across the globe, UNICEF responds where help is needed most. We are closely monitoring Hurricane Florence and its aftermath.
In Times of Emergency, UNICEF Steps Up In 2017, UNICEF drew upon a 70-year history of being in the right place at the right time to help children affected by emergencies.
Words Open Worlds: Literacy Has the Power to Change Young Lives UNICEF is dedicated to making sure all children learn to read, so they can look forward to a brighter future.
Escalating Violence in Idlib Could Be Deadly for Children Fresh waves of violence in Syria's brutal civil war will place the lives of more than 1 million children at imminent risk.
One Year After Irma, a Focus on Weathering the Next Storm On the anniversary of the first of two devastating hurricanes, a look at what UNICEF is doing to help Caribbean islands prep for next time.
Once a Refugee, Somali-American Hamdia Ahmed Speaks Up for Migrants Born as her family was fleeing civil war in Somalia, 20-year-old Hamdia Ahmed is determined to give back to those who are less fortunate.

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