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In early 2020, UNICEF worked with authorities and other international organizations to release 68 children captured in military operations in Yemen, including Ahmed, 16 (name changed).

UNICEF Helps Children Freed by Armed Groups Reclaim Their Lives

Each year, UNICEF supports the release and reintegration of thousands of boys and girls who have been recruited — often against their will — for use as soldiers, cooks, spies and more in armed conflicts.

Sponsor a Child in Malawi Today

Children face numerous challenges in Malawi, where poverty and inequality are persistent threats. One of the poorest countries in the world, Malawi has implemented long-range economic reform and...

Sponsor a Child in Bangladesh Today

Record numbers of children are in crisis today, and in Bangladesh, the situation is especially dire. When hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fled genocide in Myanmar for southern Bangladesh in...

At least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation in 30 countries.

It's Time to End Female Genital Mutilation

UNICEF is working to eliminate the cruel practice of FGM once and for all, but the COVID-19 pandemic threatens decades of progress.

Polina, 7, of Eastern Ukraine bears the scars of injuries she suffered when a shell exploded outside the family home.

UNICEF: Children Are Bearing Brunt of Intensifying Crisis in Ukraine

How UNICEF is meeting urgent needs of children and families impacted by years of conflict as the situation escalates in the eastern region.

Health care workers carry UNICEF-provided vaccines on difficult terrains in Barpak Village, Nepal.

Choosing Change: Advocating with UNICEF USA

UNICEF UNITER Maureen Silverleib calls parents to action and urges them to make an impact for children by registering for Advocacy Day 2022.

Internally displaced children and families line up for UNICEF emergency assistance in Hasakeh city, northeast Syria, on January 27, 2022.

UNICEF Reaching Displaced Families in Syria With Lifesaving Support

UNICEF is on the ground in northeast Syria, providing emergency assistance to children and families who fled intense fighting in and around the Ghwayran detention center in the city of Hasakah.

On January 27, 2022, families arrive and receive UNICEF support at a site for Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Tete, northern Mozambique, hosting at least 1,200 people after Tropical Storm Ana hit parts of the country.

UNICEF Rushing Aid to Families Hit by Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique

UNICEF is deploying staff and emergency supplies to support children and families affected by Tropical Storm Ana, which made landfall in central and northern Mozambique on January 24.

Participants in UNICEF Cuba-hosted collaborative storytelling project spearheaded by UNICEF Innovation, Imagining Health Futures.

UNICEF Story Project Gets Kids Talking About the Future of Health

An innovative youth engagement program enlists world-class science-fiction authors and teens from around the world.