UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

UNICEF in Eastern and Southern Africa How UNICEF is working with partners to meet children's urgent needs in a region suffering from severe drought and other crises.
Drought Forcing More Girls into Child Marriage in the Horn of Africa UNICEF underscores increased risks to adolescent girls in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia where families are desperate to survive.
Rise in Learning Poverty Prompts Renewed Call for R.A.P.I.D. Response With an estimated 70 percent of all 10-year-olds unable to read a simple text, UNICEF advocates for more meaningful action.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Still Critical 30+ Years On The international treaty remains a powerful guiding force behind UNICEF's work.
UNICEF Calls on G7 to Help Tackle Global Child Malnutrition Crisis Millions of children suffering from severe wasting require emergency treatment. UNICEF appeals for support to ramp up its response.
Ukrainian Refugee Children Start Over at a School in Romania Founded and run by Ukrainian refugee teachers, a new school in Bucharest is a safe haven for refugee children traumatized by war. [VIDEO]
Thousands of Children at Risk After Earthquake Devastates Afghanistan As the death toll rises, UNICEF is rushing aid to those in need in the wake of a powerful earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan.
1.6M Children Stranded by Flash Floods in Bangladesh UNICEF is providing emergency relief as 4 million people struggle to survive flash flooding in NE Bangladesh.
For UNICEF, Helping Child Refugees Is a Global Mission Forced displacement is endangering the health, safety and futures of a record number of the world's children. What UNICEF is doing about it.
In India, New Tools Engage Fathers in Early Child Development A pandemic pivot by UNICEF and partners to provide guidance for creating a nurturing learning environment at home.
A Father's Day Thank-You Fathers everywhere want their children to have the best possible start in life. UNICEF is there to help.
Through Her Eyes: A Ukrainian Teenager's Video Diary From Ukraine to Poland, a 16-year-old refugee's powerful look at the impact of war and displacement. [VIDEO]

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