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From left: Rajabu Vambise, 27, polio survivor and UNICEF-supported community worker, with a vaccinator during a polio vaccination campaign in Kindu, Maniema province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on March 30, 2024.

DRC Polio Survivor Spreads the Word: Vaccines Work

Paralyzed as a child by polio, Rajabu Vampise shares important vaccine information with parents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [video]
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A girl stands in a flooded street in Sylhet, North-East Bangladesh.

Floods in Bangladesh: How UNICEF Is Delivering Relief & Protection to Children

Over 2 million people — including over 772,000 children — are feeling the effects of the country's latest climate-fueled disaster.
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Amadé, 13 (in sunglasses) learns how to vaccinate poultry in a program supported by Education Cannot Wait and UNICEF in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso.

Africa's Forgotten Crisis: A Return to Education in Burkina Faso

With funding from Education Cannot Wait, UNICEF and strategic partners are getting girls and boys back to the safety of learning.
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A group session for refugee adolescents and parents in Armenia.

UNICEF in Armenia: Better Together, Today and Tomorrow

As an emergency unfolds in Armenia, UNICEF’s MHPSS programs foster long-term trust and resilience around a crucial element: community.
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On Jan. 31, 2024, a family sit on the porch of their house in Lilongwe District, Malawi.

Malaria Vaccines Save Children's Lives in Malawi

In central Malawi, health worker James Chinomba sees firsthand how vaccines provided by UNICEF and partners are keeping young children safe. [video]
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On June 11, 2024, primary school students attend class in Kabul, Afghanistan.

1,000 Days of Education Lost for Afghanistan's Girls

Barring girls from high school in Afghanistan violates their rights and has serious ramifications for Afghan society as a whole.
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A health worker from a UNICEF-supported pediatric clinic screens children for malnutrition and delivers high-energy biscuits in northern Gaza Strip on May 27, 2024.

"Children Dying Before Their Families' Eyes" in Gaza

Continued lack of food, nutrition supplies and the destruction of health care services are endangering the lives of children in the Gaza Strip.
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On June 1, 2024, children gather at the Bulengo site for internally displaced people in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Grave Violations Against Children on the Rise in Democratic Republic of Congo

Escalating violence and mass displacement in eastern DRC are driving record levels of gender-based violence and hunger.
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Children from National Water Commission Credit Union Basic School playing with blue blocks at the pop-up playground supported by UNICEF.

Harnessing the Power of Play With Building Blocks

Simple blocks open doors to creative play and skill-building for young children in Jamaica.
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