UNICEF in action

The global community is committed to ending FGM by 2030. Despite progress toward that goal, accelerated action is needed to achieve it.

Learn more about the risks of child trafficking and what UNICEF is doing to protect vulnerable children from all forms.

New dangers lurk beneath stagnant floodwaters after a catastrophic monsoon season.

Thousands of Ukraine's schools have been damaged or destroyed in the war. UNICEF is helping children return to class safely. [VIDEO]

At least six weeks of relentless monsoon rains have left one-third of Pakistan underwater.

UNICEF works closely with governments and other partners to clear the barriers that stand in girls' way, to keep them in school and help them thrive.

After six months of war, thousands of schools in Ukraine remain inaccessible to children — some damaged or destroyed, others used in the conflict.

UNICEF is on the ground helping the families and children fleeing Ukraine and those who have remained inside the country.

At Gazargah Transit Center in Herat, returning migrant children receive counseling, vocational training opportunities and other services.