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A child wades through flood water on her way to school in the Kurigram district of northern Bangladesh during monsoon season, August 2016.

Five Ways UNICEF Is Taking Action Against Climate Change

UNICEF is working with partners around the world to identify and implement affordable, scalable solutions to curb the impacts of climate change.
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Rising floodwaters forced Nazira and her children out of their home in Balochistan Province, Pakistan.

Scorpions, Snakes and Waterborne Diseases in Flood-Stricken Pakistan

New dangers lurk beneath stagnant floodwaters after a catastrophic monsoon season.
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Brenda Ekiru holds her 10-month-old son, Kevin, as he gets a medical check-up from a health officer while UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas, center, looks on.

Drought Emergency in Kenya: 'This Is What Climate Change Looks Like'

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas's firsthand report on the drought-related crisis unfolding in the Horn of Africa.
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Peretimfa, 11, stands on a makeshift wooden walkway over floodwaters outside his home in Sagbama, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Already At-Risk Children in Nigeria Face New Hazard: Severe Flooding

UNICEF is rushing emergency lifesaving assistance to families affected by flooding across Nigeria. More help is needed.
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On Sept. 8, 2022, UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador, Vanessa Nakate, right, with Asinyoni Ekiru, mother to 14-month-old Papos Alos at the UNICEF-supported Kobuin Health Center in Turkana County, Kenya.

Activist Vanessa Nakate: On the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

Vanessa Nakate is telling the stories of children most affected by the climate crisis to those who have the power to bring real change.
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Woman Holding Baby

Famine Conditions Loom in Somalia

Severe drought has left more than 500,000 children under age 5 at risk of death from famine this year in Somalia. [VIDEO]
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A boy flies a kite at a camp for families displaced by flooding in Sindh Province, Pakistan.

Deadly Floods in Pakistan Linked to Climate Change

How UNICEF is working with the government and other partners to build climate resilience in the country and mitigate future impacts.
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A mobile health and nutrition team provides treatment to Internally Displaced People (IDP) at Waafi camp in Mogadishu Somalia on June 13, 2022.

More Humanitarian Aid Needed to Fend off Famine in Somalia

At least 730 children in Somalia have already died from severe acute malnutrition. UNICEF calls for more support to ramp up its response.
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On Sept.2, 2022, six-year-old Vaidya holds her baby sister Nera beside the temporary shelter where she and her family are living in Mirpur Khas District, Sindh Province, Pakistan.

Reaching Pakistan's Children as Floodwaters Leave Families Stranded

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