Your Support Helped UNICEF Deliver for Children in 2025
UNICEF is making a difference in the lives of millions of children around the world, with help from donors like you.
Children faced devastating emergencies in 2025
In 2025, children faced conflict, hunger, extreme poverty and natural disasters, sometimes all at once. But no matter how difficult the circumstances, UNICEF was right there, working with partners to deliver the essential supplies and services kids rely on: safe water and sanitation, treatment for malnutrition, education, vaccinations, a place to play, warm clothing and more.
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UNICEF reached millions of children with lifesaving support in 2025
Even as funding levels dropped, UNICEF found new ways to work faster, smarter and better, reaching children caught in crises they did not create, but for which they pay the highest price.
Millions of children were able to survive and thrive in 2025 with hope for a brighter future, with humanitarian aid from UNICEF and partners.
Your ongoing support helps UNICEF create longterm, sustainable change for children
Since its founding to aid child refugees displaced by World War II, UNICEF has put children first, advocating for their rights and strengthening the systems they rely on.
That work would not be possible without voluntary contributions from governments, intergovernmental organizations, foundations, the private sector and individuals.
In 2026, UNICEF plans to reach 73 million children with lifesaving assistance
Despite global funding cuts and assaults on humanitarian workers, UNICEF's mission remains unchanged: to help meet children's basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
In 2026, UNICEF plans to provide lifesaving assistance to 73 million children, including 37 million girls and over 9 million children with disabilities, across 133 countries and territories.
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Thank you for being there for the world's children
In 2026 and in years to come, UNICEF will be there, working to reach the most vulnerable conflict- and disaster-affected children around the world and investing in quality humanitarian programming that promotes preparedness, anticipatory action and systems strengthening. Because every child has the right to be healthy, educated, protected and respected.
Read UNICEF's 2026 Global Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal overview to learn more about UNICEF's impact in 2025 and plans for the year ahead.
Right now, the lives of the most vulnerable children hang in the balance as conflicts and crises jeopardize the care and protection that they deserve. Dependable, uninterrupted and effective foreign aid is critical to the well-being of millions of children. Please contact your members of Congress and urge them to support ongoing U.S. investments in foreign assistance.
HOW TO HELP
There are many ways to make a difference
War, famine, poverty, natural disasters — threats to the world's children keep coming. But UNICEF won't stop working to keep children healthy and safe.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories — more places than any other children's organization. UNICEF has the world's largest humanitarian warehouse and, when disaster strikes, can get supplies almost anywhere within 72 hours. Constantly innovating, always advocating for a better world for children, UNICEF works to ensure that every child can grow up healthy, educated, protected and respected.
Would you like to help give all children the opportunity to reach their full potential? There are many ways to get involved.
