UNICEF in action

Escalating violence and mass displacement in eastern DRC are driving record levels of gender-based violence and hunger.

An estimated 30 to 50 percent of Haiti's armed group members are children, a grave violation of their rights.

Children struggling to survive in the Gaza Strip yearn for a world "brimming with joy, free from violence and bloodshed."

Surging violence in Haiti has forced thousands of families out of their homes, exposing displaced children to horrors no child should have to endure.

Nafisa Binte Shafique, UNICEF Representative in The Gambia, on the fight to preserve the country's ban on FGM.

Sudan's civil war is disrupting childhoods and tearing families apart. UNICEF programs help children recover from the trauma they've experienced.

Lifesaving UNICEF-supported programs teach children in Ukraine about the risks of landmines and how to protect themselves. [VIDEO]

"My name is Shaimaa. I am 14 years old, and this is my Makanna — my safe space."