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8-year-old Geetu of Umerkot, Sindh province, Pakistan, organizes items that came with the hygiene kit her family received from UNICEF as part of emergency relief to families impacted by the summer 2022 floods.

New UNICEF-WHO Report Reveals More About Water Burden on Girls

A new report by UNICEF and WHO highlights the need to address global gender inequalities related to water, sanitation and hygiene in pursuit of SDG 6.
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On June 17, 2023, Mariam Djimé Adam, 33, sits in the yard of a secondary school in Chad. She arrived from Sudan the previous day with her eight children.

UNICEF Calls for More Support to Aid Sudan's Children

UNICEF needs urgent support to ramp up aid for women and children caught in Sudan's rapidly escalating crisis.
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Nine-month-old Lwisani is held by her mother prior to receiving a dose of measles and rubella vaccine at Catambor Health Centre in Luanda, Angola

Reaching Zero-Dose Children in Angola With Lifesaving Vaccinations

Angola was 1 of 10 countries with the highest number of unvaccinated children in 2022. A nationwide campaign is helping to turn the tide.
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On June 5, 2023, Ibtisam Abdullah, a vaccinator at Gezirat Al-Feel Health Center in Sudan vaccinates a child at a shelter for displaced people.

Vaccination Hero on the Front Lines in Sudan

Immunization specialist Ibtisam Abdullah Altayeb and colleagues are working to reach every child with lifesaving vaccines.
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A member of the Muhyiddin Scout Group snorkels over a coral reef near Vilimalé, Maldives, during a routine monitoring expedition.

Young Scouts Lead Reef Restoration Project in the Maldives

One group's effort to conserve a coral reef demonstrates the pivotal role of young people in the fight against climate change impacts. [VIDEO]
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Margot Friedlander, fifth from right in next to last row, and classmates in Berlin around 1930.

Forced to Flee, Yet Denied Refugee Status

"I don't talk for myself," says Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander. "I talk for the ones who could not talk."
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UNICEF Ambassador Laurie Hernandez meets children in Lajas Blancas, Panama.

UNICEF Ambassador Laurie Hernandez Advocates for the Rights of Children on the Move

Laurie Hernandez is an Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, "Dancing With the Stars" champion — and fierce advocate for children's rights. [VIDEO]
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Sara Bordas Eddy, Chief of Humanitarian Field Support, UNICEF Office of Emergency Programs, with children in Sudan.

Inside Look: How UNICEF Protects and Supports Child Refugees

A Q&A with UNICEF's Humanitarian Field Support Chief Sara Bordas Eddy about UNICEF's emergency protection work for children uprooted by conflict.
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Students Dame Marie school in Grand'Anse, Haiti, carry UNICEF backpacks containing school supplies.

UNICEF's Urgent Appeal to Save Children's Lives in Haiti

UNICEF's emergency response plan for Haiti remains dangerously underfunded. What that plan looks like — and the cost of inaction.
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