UNICEF in action

UNICEF USA congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

As the COVID-19 pandemic raged and other emergencies flared, UNICEF and partners were there — working nonstop to save, protect and improve the lives of vulnerable children and families all around the world. A look back at UNICEF's impact this year.

UNICEF and partners in Nicaragua have prepositioned supplies and developed a joint response plan to meet the needs of those affected by Hurricane Eta.

One of the worst storms of 2020 tore into the Philippines with intense winds at 5 a.m. Sunday morning.

With the release of new global data, UNICEF and partners call for collective action against a "neglected tragedy."

Like nearly everything else, the fight to free the world of polio has been hobbled by COVID-19. Though Africa's recent certification as wild-polio free is a milestone to celebrate this World Polio Day, severe challenges remain.

Donate Now After the wild poliovirus was officially eliminated in Africa in August, Afghanistan and Pakistan became the only countries in the world where polio remains endemic. A highly infectious...

Vaccination campaigns disrupted by COVID-19 have resumed in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two polio-endemic countries in the world.

Children in South Sudan face a double threat: climate change-related floods and rising levels of violence between armed groups.