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UNICEF Youth Advocates pose together for a photo outside UN Headquarters in New York before the 2024 General Assembly. © UNICEF / UNI647568 / Tadej Znidarcic

What Is UNGA? Understanding the UN General Assembly and UNICEF's Role

UNGA convenes world leaders to discuss global challenges and advance collective action. For UNICEF, it's an opportunity to advocate for children.
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A mother and children sit in the doorway of their house in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh.

UNICEF’s Support for Primary Health Care Helps Children with NCDs Reclaim Their Futures

With support from Eli Lilly and Company to UNICEF USA, UNICEF is helping strengthen primary health care for children living with NCDs in Bangladesh.
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A health worker screens a child for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported health center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.

Delivering Health Services to Mothers and Children in Gaza

UNICEF-supported health facilities provide urgently needed care for children and their families across the Gaza Strip. [video]
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A In Afghanistan on July 23, 2026, a 14-year-old girl stands by a window in her house, reading a book.

Afghanistan's Education Ban Robs Girls of Their Future

Afghanistan's ban on girls' education beyond sixth grade is harming a generation — and costing an estimated $84 million a year. [video]
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Aref, a one-year-old from Herat, Afghanistan, is undergoing a health and nutrition assessment and receiving a further supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) from UNICEF to treat malnutrition.

The History of RUTF and How It Transformed Malnutrition Treatment

The story behind ready-to-use therapeutic food, a lifesaving innovation.
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Families shelter from overnight attacks inside a Kyiv metro station on July 30, 2026.

Helping Children and Families Recover in Ukraine

UNICEF and partners are working to shore up essential services for children in Ukraine. Much more help is urgently needed. [video]
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A mother in Somalia holds her newborn son, delivered in a UNICEF-supported facility.

How UNICEF Support for Safer Childbirth Is Saving Lives in Somalia

A displaced mother in Galkayo, Somalia, finds hope and safe care as she welcomes her newborn son.
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A mother sits in her wheelchair with her five children around her outside the family's home in rural Gedaref, Sudan.

Protecting Mothers and Children in Sudan

In rural Gedaref State, unconditional cash grants integrated with children's health and nutrition services are a lifeline for families in need.
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A woman shares information about Ebola with community members in Uganda.

Supporting Community Response to Stop Ebola

UNICEF is calling for greater investment in community engagement, prevention and long-term preparedness to help stop Ebola transmission.
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