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Mariama lives in the village of Gondama, Bo District, Sierra Leone, one of over 100 countries where UNICEF works to save and protect vulnerable children.

Want World Peace and Prosperity? Invest in Children

When children survive and thrive, the benefits extend well beyond borders.
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On 29 March 2015, children play on a fallen tree that came down during Cyclone Pam on 13 Marchs 2015 and has crushed a car on the outskirts of Port Vila in Vanuatu.

Celebrating Earth Day Amidst COVID-19

This year, it's more important than ever to harness the power of the international community to protect the planet. Make your voice heard.
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Eliza Arnaldo, 20, carries her children Natalia , 3, and Dominiqo, 6 months, to a UNICEF health center after they became feverish in the Ndjenja resettlement camp, Mozambique, March 4, 2020.

One Year After Two Deadly Cyclones, Mozambique Still Needs Assistance

Those least responsible for climate change suffer most from its consequences. UNICEF is on the ground, helping children & families recover.
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More and more kids are demanding action on climate change.

Report: Time for a Radical Rethink on Child Health

The case for kid-centric solutions to the effects of climate change and other threats to children's health and development.
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Burning embers cover the ground as firefighters battle against bushfires around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019.

Australia's Ferocious Wildfires Are Taking a Heavy Toll

UNICEF is working with partners to protect children traumatized by the fires, and to support solutions and policies that protect the planet.
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Corine Gerald and her children Jerrene, 11, and James Jr., 13, in their rental house in Antigua. The family was displaced from their home in Barbuda by Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Torn Apart by Hurricane Irma, a Family Is Still Picking Up the Pieces

Stronger storms linked to climate change are forcing more and more families out of their homes in the Caribbean.
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On February 25, 2019 in Bangladesh, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore joined a group of Rohingya children outside a learning center in the Kutupalong-Balukhali refugee camp in the Cox's Bazar district.

The World's Children Need Clean Water, Clean Air and a Safe Climate

Climate change has the potential to undermine most of the gains made in child survival and development over the past 30 years.
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UNICEF, Central African Republic

Fleeing Climate Change

Children lose more than shelter when they're forced to leave home. They lose health care, education — and sometimes, their lives.
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UNICEF and partners are working to improve access to safe drinking water in Southern Madagascar, where water shortages are particularly acute.

New Pipeline Delivers Safe Water to Thousands in Southern Madagascar

UNICEF and partners turn on the tap for over 40,000 people in need.
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