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G'okie, 14, stands inside a grocery store in downtown Kolonia, in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.

UNICEF Reports Worldwide Surge in Childhood Overweight and Obesity

Obesity exceeds underweight for the first time among school-age children and adolescents globally.
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A UNICEF-supported social worker stands in front of her place of work at Guzara Transit Center in Herat Province, Afghanistan.

Protecting Girls in Afghanistan

Timely intervention from a UNICEF-supported social worker prevented Farima, 12, from being forced into child marriage. [video]
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Minda Dentler, a Rotary ambassador, administers the polio vaccine to a child during a national immunization campaign in India.

Americans Who Never Forget: Life Without Vaccines

Three lives touched by vaccine-preventable disease, one message: Don't take immunization for granted.
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Smiling schoolchildren carry new desks from the K.I.N.D. Fund into Vizara Primary School in northern Malawi in 2024.

Back to School: How The K.I.N.D. Fund Is Transforming Education in Malawi

UNICEF USA President and CEO Michael J. Nyenhuis and MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell discuss the impact of The Kids In Need of Desks (K.I.N.D.) Fund.
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A mother holds her malnourished 14-month-old daughter in the Gaza Strip.

'This Is What Famine in a War Zone Looks Like'

UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram reports from Gaza City, the last refuge for families in the northern Gaza Strip. [video]
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Fatima, 6, sits in an empty classroom at the UNICEF supported Alshargia safe learning space or Makanna in Kassala state, Sudan.

Education Aid Cuts: A Broken Promise to World's Children

New analysis from UNICEF shows steep cuts to global education funding could push 6 million more children out of school in the coming year.
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A young girl holds a small plant during a school activity focused on the environment.

How to Build a Sustainable Future? Educate Children About the Environment

Advancing climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience for future generations starts with young people.
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Afghan injured children receive treatment at a UNICEF-supported hospital after an earthquake in Jalalaban, Afghanistanon September 1, 2025.

Major Earthquake Hits Eastern Afghanistan

UNICEF teams are on the ground, delivering medical care to the injured and working with local partners and UN agencies to meet urgent needs.
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Ghuson, 10, expresses joy while participating in a group activity at the UNICEF-supported community center in Deir-ez-Zor, Syria.

UNICEF in Syria: Responding to Emergencies, Supporting Recovery

Their nation still caught in a complicated humanitarian crisis, children and families in Syria are finding a way forward with UNICEF's support.
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