UNICEF in Action

Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world

The Power of Sports and Play UNICEF wants all kids to have the childhoods they deserve with free rein to exercise their fundamental right to have fun getting active.
How Sport Drives Development — and Sets Kids Up for Success A look at how physical play serves broader UNICEF goals for vulnerable children in education, protection, social inclusion and empowerment.
Immunization Under Fire UNICEF vaccinates nearly half the world's children, including those growing up in conflict zones. But there is much more work to be done.
Alarming Global Surge of Measles Cases Is a Wake-Up Call UNICEF and partners know there is only one way to protect children from contracting this potentially fatal disease: Vaccinate them.
Vaccines Save Lives Measles was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. Now it's back and on the rise, fueled by vaccine hesitancy and a lack of awareness.
Where Are Indonesia's Missing Children? Six months after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Indonesia's Sulawesi, UNICEF is still working to reunify families torn apart.
Tales of Love and Hope on the Migration Trail Uprooted families from Central America share their dreams, and the treasured objects they carry on their journey.
Idai Joins Yemen as One of the World's Toughest Humanitarian Crises The World Food Program has classified Idai an emergency on a par with Yemen. Here's how UNICEF is containing the threats to children.
A Massive Vaccination Campaign Is Saving Lives in Wartorn Yemen While the U.S. reels from a resurgence of measles, communities in Yemen are mobilizing to immunize and protect their children from disease.
Cyclone Idai: UNICEF Provides Urgent Care to Children in Mozambique Mobile health teams offer care for children in need and support for mothers who fear for their families' future after losing everything.
Educating Syria's Next Generation Displaced by Syria's 8-year-long civil war, young students resume their educations with help from UNICEF and Educate A Child.
UNICEF Chief: Protecting Mozambique’s Children Is a Race Against Time Executive Director Henrietta Fore warns that the plight of 1 million children affected by Cyclone Idai will get worse before it gets better.

UNICEF in Action

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