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A mother carries her child on her back to make her way through an area of Guerrero state, southwestern Mexico, in wake of Hurricane Otis. Photo by Getty Images.

UNICEF Delivers Relief After Hurricane Otis Slams Mexico

An estimated 300,000 children in southwestern Guerrero state are in need of emergency assistance.

A boy reacts to a letter of support he received from another Mexican teenager at a shelter for unaccompanied migrant adolescents in Tijuana, Mexico.

Inside Look: What's Really At Stake for Migrant Children and Families

Q&A with UNICEF Migration Program Specialist Rhonda Fleischer, who explains the intricacies of UNICEF's work in the United States.

Hurricane Ida nears Lousiana coast on August 29, 2021.

UNICEF USA & Partners Ready to Protect Children From Hurricane Ida

In the wake of Hurricane Ida, UNICEF USA is coordinating emergency response measures with partners on the ground.

Two boys in Bilwi, Nicaragua, search for scraps of wood to help their parents rebuild their house after it was destroyed by the strong winds and rains brought by Hurricane Iota.

Long Road Ahead for Hurricane Recovery in Central America

UNICEF issues urgent appeal for support to assist families who lost everything to Eta and Iota.

Children sit on a beach house window ledge as Hurricane Eta approaches in Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on November 2, 2020.

Hurricane Iota Batters Central America

Already reeling from Hurricane Eta just weeks ago, children & families in the region are struggling to recover from a second deadly storm.

People watch the Humuya river flooding due to heavy rains caused by Eta Hurricane, in Santa Rita, Yoro department, 240 km northern Tegucigalpa, on November 3, 2020.

Families Take Shelter as Hurricane Eta Slams Nicaragua & Honduras

UNICEF and partners in Nicaragua have prepositioned supplies and developed a joint response plan to meet the needs of those affected by Hurricane Eta.

Haiti students at a school in Les Cayes, once of the most vulnerable areas of Haiti as Hurricane Matthew approaches

Preparing for Hurricane Matthew: UNICEF Works for Haitian Children

UNICEF Haiti: Why this storm is so dangerous and how UNICEF is working in advance of the storm to help save lives.