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Raped by armed men in Khartoum at the age of 17, a young woman holds her baby son on her lap.

Sexual Violence Against Children Used as Weapon of War in Sudan

Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting women and children in Sudan. UNICEF is working with partners to provide support for young survivors.
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In the drought-stricken Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia, 16-year-old Fatuma, leans against the white board in her classroom. She is in school instead of in an early marriage thanks to child protection programs supported by UNICEF.

Foreign Aid Is Critical to the Well-Being of Millions of Children

Support from the private sector — including individual donors — is needed more than ever to keep important humanitarian and development work going.
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On Feb. 6, 2023, more than 200 girls at Al-fayha Basic School for girls in Khartoum joined UNICEF, partners, parents, teachers and donors to celebrate International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.

Stepping Up the Pace to End Female Genital Mutilation

Female genital mutilation is excruciatingly painful and medically unnecessary. UNICEF is working to end this cruel practice. Here's how to help.
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In Port-au-Prince on Jan. 27, 2025, UNICEF Global Spokesperson James Elder interacts with students during a visit to a school that UNICEF and partners relocated from La Saline in 2023, after students got caught up in a clash between two armed groups.

Dispatch From Haiti: What Children Need Most

Multiple threats to children include recruitment into armed groups. What UNICEF is doing to deliver urgently needed support, protection and hope.
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A boy stands outside his family's tent in the Gaza Strip.

Ceasefire Brings Hope to Gaza's Children

Displaced and cut off from essential services, children in Gaza share their hope and heartbreak, and dreams for a better future. [video]
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Sisters Lama, 11, and Sama, 12, hug their mother during a tearful reunion arranged by UNICEF following a year-long separation in the Gaza Strip.

UNICEF Reunites Children Separated From Their Parents in Gaza

The war in Gaza is tearing children away from their parents. UNICEF family tracing services are working to bring loved ones together. [video]
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Wearing a UNICEF shirt, Aime, a 14-year-old migrant from Venezuela, crosses a bridge in Colombia.

How UNICEF Supports Venezuelan Migrant Children in Colombia

Colombia hosts more Venezuelan migrants than any other country in the region. UNICEF is there, helping children and adolescents. [video]
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On Dec. 4, 2024, in Ar-Raqqa city, Syria, a young girl stands outside a UNICEF-supported reception center for families displaced by escalating violence in Aleppo.

UNICEF Seeks Support to Ramp Up Aid to Children in Syria

Guided by a 'Whole of Syria' approach, UNICEF is delivering urgently needed support and protection amid new waves of violence and displacement.
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A 17-year-old survivor of sexual violence in Guatemala receives at-home counseling through a program supported by UNICEF and La Voz de la Niñez.

Support for Young Sexual Violence Survivors in Guatemala

A UNICEF-supported program delivers counseling services to young people recovering from sexual assault in Guatemala. [video]
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