UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

Born Into War: Keeping Mothers and Babies Alive in Ukraine Amid constant shelling, medical staff in Kyiv are delivering babies in basements. UNICEF is providing urgently needed supplies.
Youth Host Fundraisers to Help Children Affected by War in Ukraine Children and young people across the U.S. are raising money and awareness to support children and families caught up in the war in Ukraine.
War in Syria: Children Still Suffering Profound Impacts UNICEF's humanitarian response in and around Syria reflects deep, devastating effects of over a decade of violence and rights violations.
At Least 10,200 Children Killed or Injured in Yemen Since 2015 Wherever there is war — whether it's Yemen or Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria or Ukraine — it is children who suffer first and suffer the most.
UNICEF Gets Supplies to Children and Families Inside Ukraine Medicine, midwifery kits and other lifesaving supplies have reached Lviv. More emergency supplies are on the way.
Equitable Education Benefits the Future Workforce UNICEF and partners are equipping millions of girls worldwide with the 21st-century skills needed to fuel tomorrow's labor force.
Stories of Suffering, Stories of Hope: A Reflection For her first field trip as UNICEF's Executive Director, Catherine Russell went to Pakistan and Afghanistan. A personal account.
UNICEF: Pandemic Pushing More Families Deeper Into Poverty Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the social and economic devastation is weighing most heavily on children.
Sadness and Shock as Families Flee Ukraine Mothers desperate to protect their children from escalating war in Ukraine share stories of grief and determination.
How to Talk to Your Children About Conflict and War Children always look to their parents for a sense of safety & security — even more so in times of crisis.
This Ramadan, Children in Yemen Are Struggling to Survive 70 percent of Yemen's population, including 11.3 million children, need humanitarian aid. UNICEF & partners are working to save lives.
After a Devastating Fire, a Somber Ramadan for Rohingya Children UNICEF is on the ground assisting vulnerable Rohingya refugee children and their families in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

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