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Ukrainian children and teens ranging from age 6 to 18 participating in a sports activity as part of a UNICEF-supported mental health program in western Ukraine..

Sports as Mental Health Support for Ukrainian Children

UNICEF gives children caught up in conflict or crisis a safe place to play, where they can just be kids again and find a bit of normalcy.

In Ethiopia's Somali region, Hafsa Bedel, mother of six, fears that she will lose more livestock in the coming months because of the long drought.

Years of Drought Pushing Families to the Brink in Ethiopia

UNICEF is working closely with local authorities to provide lifesaving assistance to families desperately in need.

Mahjahben, 2, is being treated for cholera at a UNICEF-supported mobile health clinic in Gayan District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan.

UNICEF Providing Urgent Aid to Children After Afghanistan's Earthquake

UNICEF is working with partners to rush aid to children and families still reeling from the deadly earthquake that shook southeastern Afghanistan.

A baby receives a routine vaccination at a UNICEF-supported health center in in Gonzagueville, a suburb of Abidjan, in southern Côte d’Ivoire.

Steep Declines in Childhood Vaccinations Prompt Call to Action

New data show immunization rates in 2021 plunged to their lowest levels since 2008. Why that matters and what needs to happen next.

UNICEF Next Generation Global Principal Emily Watts Johnson bonds with a child during a program visit with UNICEF in 2021.

Inside Look: UNICEF Next Generation and the Power of Collective Action

A Q&A with UNICEF NextGen Global Principal Emily Watts.

Konata Karko, a 24-year-old mother of two, feeds her acutely malnourished 1-year-old daughter, Mariam, with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food at the UNICEF-supported Health Center in Bobo-Dioulasso, southwestern Burkina Faso on May 12, 2022.

As Malnutrition Rates Soar in Burkina Faso, UNICEF Steps Up Assistance

Food insecurity is on the rise in Burkina Faso. UNICEF is increasing efforts to reach vulnerable children in need.

Chandana Najith combs his daughter's hair on a weekend visit home in Sri Lanka in June 2022.

Families Living on the Edge as Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis Deepens

The unfolding economic crisis in Sri Lanka is making it increasingly hard for families to make ends meet. UNICEF is there to help.

Seven-year-old Davyd and his family fled Bucha, Ukraine, after the shelling began in Feb. 2022. They are now staying with relatives in London.

A Ukrainian Refugee Family Finds Safety in London

Uprooted by war, a 7-year-old starts over in an unfamiliar country.

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The National Youth Council Takes on NYC!

Last month, the 2021-22 UNICEF USA National Youth Council traveled to New York City for the weekend, the first in-person gathering in three years.