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Chandana Najith combs his daughter's hair on a weekend visit home in Sri Lanka in June 2022.

Families Living on the Edge as Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis Deepens

The unfolding economic crisis in Sri Lanka is making it increasingly hard for families to make ends meet. UNICEF is there to help.
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Murugayya Gunasekara, 30, holds his child outside the UNICEF-supported health clinic in the tea estate area in Hatton, central Sri Lanka.

Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka Hurting Children Most

Six ways children are affected by Sri Lanka's economic crisis. [VIDEO]
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Yer, 11, accesses safe water from a new UNICEF-installed system at the Sirmeret camp for internally displaced families in the SNNP region of Ethiopia.

UNICEF in Eastern and Southern Africa

How UNICEF is working with partners to meet children's urgent needs in a region suffering from severe drought and other crises.
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On 25 May 2022, 10-month-old Marwo, who is malnourished, sits with her mother at UNICEF-supported Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.

UNICEF Calls on G7 to Help Tackle Global Child Malnutrition Crisis

Millions of children suffering from severe wasting require emergency treatment. UNICEF appeals for support to ramp up its response.
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Oleksandr plays with his 3-year-old son, Leonard, in Kmelnytskyi oblast, Ukraine on April 30, 2022. The family fled their apartment in Irpin soon after fighting began.

A Father's Day Thank-You

Around the world, nurturing dads are working hard — sometimes in desperate circumstances — to help their children get a good start in life.
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On May 24, 2022, 10-month-old Ubah is fed Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food by her mother at UNICEF-supported Dollow Health Center in Somalia.

UNICEF Treating Malnourished Children in Drought-Stricken Somalia

UNICEF is supporting nutrition interventions for children in Somalia, where severe drought has left an estimated 1.4 million children at risk.
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Two-year-old Ishak recovered from malnutrition after treatment from a UNICEF-supported mobile health team in Rural Damascus, Syria.

Little Ishak Recovers From Malnutrition in Syria

UNICEF mobile health teams help children like 2-year-old Ishak recover from malnutrition in Rural Damascus, Syria.
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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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A young student points to a blackboard at a UNICEF-supported community-based education center in Kandahar city, Afghanistan.

UNICEF in South Asia

How UNICEF is responding to pressing needs of children in the region amid food shortages, natural disasters and other threats.
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