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In June 2023, Mariam, a Sudanese refugee from the town of Tendelti, collects water from a borehole installed by UNICEF in the village of Koufroun, eastern Chad.

With Guinea Worm Eradication in Sight, a Celebration of a Humanitarian Legacy

In the 1980s, UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. Joining them in that fight: former President Jimmy Carter.
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Children in Kassala state, Sudan.

During Ramadan, Make a Difference for Children in Need

Ramadan is difficult this year for children whose lives have been turned upside-down by conflict in Gaza, Sudan and Yemen. [video]
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Students wash their hands after using the latrine at Soroubi Girls’ School in Nazyan district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan.

From Tents to Classrooms in Afghanistan

UNICEF is constructing 165 solar-powered schools equipped with bathrooms and handwashing facilities for girls and boys across Afghanistan.
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A lonely figure walks the tracks on the outskirts of Reynosa, Mexico, across the Rio Grande from McAllen, Texas.

5 Ways to Fight Hate and Discrimination

Intolerance and hate crimes are on the rise in the U.S. and beyond. Now is the time to take action.
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In Renk, Upper Nile State, South Sudan, mother feeds her child from a packet of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) supplied by UNICEF to treat malnourished children.

Malnutrition Crisis: Reaching Children in Need in South Sudan

With foreign aid cuts, prevention and treatment programs are facing severe funding shortfalls, putting children's lives at risk.
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Students in a temporary learning space for displaced children in Kikumbe Village, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sounding the Alarm on the Global Education Crisis

New analysis from Education Cannot Wait indicates that 234 million crisis-affected children require urgent support to access quality education.
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Mohammed, 15, stands in a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space, with a banner partially displaying the UNICEF name behind him, in Bseimeh village, Rural Damascus, on Feb. 2, 2025.

Protecting Syria's Children From Deadly Remnants of War

Mohammed, 15, learned about the dangers of unexploded ordnance at a UNICEF child-friendly space — knowledge he used to save his father's life.
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Raped by armed men in Khartoum at the age of 17, a young woman holds her baby son on her lap.

Sexual Violence Against Children Used as Weapon of War in Sudan

Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting women and children in Sudan. UNICEF is working with partners to provide support for young survivors.
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Juana Corio Raymundo, 66, with her daughter Juana Brito Corio, 38, and granddaughter Cecilia, 14, in their garden in the village of La Pista Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala.

Life as an Adolescent Girl — Then and Now

Reflections from around the world: What has changed for 15-year-old girls in the last 30 years?
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