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Children collect clean and safe water from a new water station in the small village of Gelhanty in Agig locality, Red Sea state, Sudan.

From Struggle to Sustainability in Sudan: Transforming Lives With Clean Water

How UNICEF helped children and women in Gelhanty, a small and remote village in Sudan's eastern Red Sea state, gain reliable access to safe water.
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A child recovers from cholera at a UNICEF treatment center in Ethiopia's Oromia Region.

UNICEF Fights Fast-Spreading Cholera Outbreaks in Africa

Cholera cases are on the rise in eastern and southern Africa, leaving 28.4 million people in need across 11 countries. [VIDEO]
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Ten-year-old Hibo carries water in a jerrycan to her temporary home at the UNICEF-supported Kaharey IDP camp in Dollow, Somalia.

Struggling to Survive Severe Drought

In Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the number of people without access to safe water has risen from 9.5 million to 16.2 million in just five months.
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Severe drought in Ethiopia is destroying livelihoods, displacing families and contributing to soaring rates of child malnutrition.

Impacts of Conflict and Climate Change Fueling Crisis in Ethiopia

UNICEF's Manuel Fontaine stresses the need for a scaled-up response to Ethiopia's 'double emergency' to tackle a child malnutrition crisis.
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A child drinks water piped from a borehole rehablitated by UNICEF in Garissa County, Kenya.

UNICEF Helps Families Access Safe Water in Drought-Stricken Kenya

Prolonged drought across the Horn of Africa is threatening children's lives. UNICEF water programs are keeping children healthy in Kenya.
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On April 11, 2022, a mother and a baby wait at a health post in Ba’adley, IDP Site, Shabelle Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia.

Catastrophe Looms as Drought Devastates Horn of Africa

A prolonged, crippling drought across the Horn of Africa is fueling a drastic increase in malnutrition rates for children and families. As the specter
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Children carry water at the Qurdubey camp in Dollow, Somalia, where UNICEF is providing humanitarian aid to families displaced by severe drought in the Horn of Africa, one of the world's worst climate change-related disasters.

Why Earth Day Matters for Children

For UNICEF, an opportunity to highlight urgent needs of vulnerable children already suffering the worst effects of climate change.
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