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3-year-old Aseel of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, held by his cousin, is recovering slowly after treatment for severe acute malnutrition with UNICEF's help.

UNICEF Urges Lifesaving Action For Children With Severe Wasting

Life-threatening malnutrition cases are set to rise amid a spiraling global food crisis — endangering millions of young lives.
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On April 11, 2022, a mother and a baby wait at a health post in Ba’adley, IDP Site, Shabelle Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia.

Catastrophe Looms as Drought Devastates Horn of Africa

A prolonged, crippling drought across the Horn of Africa is fueling a drastic increase in malnutrition rates for children and families. As the specter
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A young girl holds a sign at a Fridays for Future demonstration for climate action in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 5, 2021.

In the Fight for Climate Action, Girls' Voices Must Be Heard

UNICEF is working to amplify the voices of girls and young women in the fight to protect the planet. [VIDEO]
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A woman and her children cross a dry field near Saglo village, Somali region, Ethiopia on January 20, 2022.

Emergency Relief for Children & Families in Drought-Stricken Ethiopia

More than 6.8 million people in Ethiopia will need urgent humanitarian assistance by mid-2022. UNICEF is there. [VIDEO]
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In Glasgow, Scotland, people take part in a Fridays for Future demonstration for climate action.

Reflections on COP26 and What Climate Action Must Look Like in 2022

Two youth climate activists share takeaways from November's global conference as we consider how to create a safer, more equitable future.
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Ahmed Anjal bin Anis, 9, at a beach in Dhiffushi, Maldives. His school suffers from regular sea water flooding due to sea level rise. “But even if the school gets flooded, I still want to go,” he says. Dhiffushi, Maldives, October 2021

The Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights Crisis 

With global warming threatening to render the Maldives uninhabitable by 2050, 77 percent of young people are worried about climate change.
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Jeannette Niyibigira, a seamstress and beneficiary of a micro-credit scheme funded by UNICEF and implemented by partner Faith in Action, greets fellow residents at a camp for internally displaced families in Gatumba, near Bujumbura, Burundi.

Supporting Recovery from Climate Shocks With Microloans

UNICEF and partners are helping families affected by the impacts of climate-related disasters in Burundi. [VIDEO]
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Child Getting Vaccine

Record Number of Children in Crisis, Says UNICEF's Humanitarian Appeal

UNICEF launches $9.4 billion emergency funding appeal for the 177 million children affected by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19.
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A child in Jonglei State, South Sudan, where lives have been upended by flooding and other effects of climate change and UNICEF is on the ground helping communities cope.

COP26 Update: UNICEF Rallies Businesses Behind Climate Action

A look at UNICEF's 10-point plan for leveraging the power of the private sector behind climate action.
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