UNICEF in action

Like nearly everything else, the fight to free the world of polio has been hobbled by COVID-19. Though Africa's recent certification as wild-polio free is a milestone to celebrate this World Polio Day, severe challenges remain.

Donate Now After the wild poliovirus was officially eliminated in Africa in August, Afghanistan and Pakistan became the only countries in the world where polio remains endemic. A highly infectious...

Vaccination campaigns disrupted by COVID-19 have resumed in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two polio-endemic countries in the world.

Children in South Sudan face a double threat: climate change-related floods and rising levels of violence between armed groups.

Members of Congress, USAID, international NGOs & youth advocates staged a virtual tribute event honoring retiring Congresswoman Nita Lowey.

A conversation with UNICEF El Salvador about supporting returning migrants and other vulnerable kids in the country during the pandemic.

UNICEF is readying more than half a billion single-dose syringes for use as soon as a safe and effective vaccine is available.

With schools closed and extreme poverty on the rise, more kids are going to work to help support their families. Why that's a problem.

UNICEF USA celebrates the generations of Hispanic Americans who enrich our country and the globe during Hispanic Heritage Month.