UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

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.
Going to School Turns Into a Nightmare for Aleppo’s Children Four young children were killed by a mortar on their way to school. And this comes two days after another hit a school, killing five kids.
Ecuador Earthquake: Progress Made, but Children Still in Need of Aid After an earthquake rocked Ecuador, thousands of children are better off through UNICEF's support, yet challenges remain.
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.

UNICEF in Action

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