UNICEF in action

UNICEF USA's Michael J. Nyenhuis and IFANCA's Dr. Muhammed Munir Chaudry discuss how philanthropy can help finish the fight to eradicate polio.

In April 2026, UNICEF USA advocates gathered in Washington, D.C. to urge their elected officials to continue federal funding for UNICEF.

In Yemen, community health volunteers are a lifeline for displaced families, connecting children to essential health and nutrition services.

Through successful vaccination campaigns, both South Sudan and Sudan have achieved a significant public health milestone.

UNICEF Child Alert warns that violence, hunger and displacement are once again defining childhood in one of Sudan’s most conflict-affected regions.

How ready-to-use therapeutic food, play and parental bonding helped a young boy recover from severe acute malnutrition in Sierra Leone.

A two-year effort to vaccinate missed children and strengthen routine services delivered over 100 million doses in 36 countries.

UNICEF and the Baxter Foundation are partnering to advance sustainable, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene in Colombia and Egypt. [video]

Mothers and health workers in Zambia are embracing the new malaria vaccine, seeing it as a vital way to protect young children from severe illness.