UNICEF in action

Economic and social collapse has separated many Venezuelan children from family and dreams. With help, they can reconnect with both.

For families that have already lost almost everything, bad weather can be catastrophic.

Education can be a critical tool for addressing poverty and protecting children from forced labor, child marriage and trafficking.

As the clock struck midnight ushering in 2019, revelers around the world greeted the New Year — and also the planet's newest and tiniest residents. More than 395,000 babies were born on New Year's Day, 2019.

By shopping ethically and pressing for changes to local legislation, we can curb the demand for child trafficking.

Children living in countries at war have come under direct attack, used as human shields, maimed or recruited to fight. Sexual assault, forced marriage and abduction have become standard tactics in conflicts around the globe.