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A child is screened for severe acute malnutrition in Sudan.

Acutely Malnourished Children in Sudan Need Urgent Support

Campaigns to curb child malnutrition through mass screenings, immediate referrals and treatment are underway, but more help is needed.
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A UNICEF-supported volunteer (far left) visits a family affected by cholera in Zambia.

UNICEF-Supported Community Volunteers Help Families Hit Hard by Cholera in Zambia

Local case management teams link vulnerable families to the resources and services they need to stay healthy.
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A girl in The Gambia holds a sign protesting against female genital mutilation.

Keeping Girls in The Gambia Safe From FGM

Nafisa Binte Shafique, UNICEF Representative in The Gambia, on the fight to preserve the country's ban on FGM.
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UNICEF USA Chief Program Officer Darla Silva visits with students at Mama Faita Preschool in Yopougon, a suburb of Abidjan, south Côte d’Ivoire.

The Benefits of Building Classrooms out of Recycled Plastic Bricks

A firsthand look at an innovative program to improve learning, encourage environmental action and empower women in Côte d’Ivoire.
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A community health worker administers the malaria vaccine to a child at Chileka Health Center in Lilongwe district, Malawi.

Dispatch From the Front Lines of the Malaria Fight

A community health worker shares how malaria vaccines are saving lives and changing communities in Lilongwe, Malawi. [video]
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In Mali, Aissata, got the tetanus vaccine to proactively protect the health of her future children.

Vaccines Protect Mothers and Babies in Mali From Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus

In 2023, Mali eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus, a vaccine-preventable disease that kills newborns whose mothers are not vaccinated.
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Ohag tends to her vegetable garden with help from one of her children at home in Amara village, Refee Kassala locality, Sudan.

UNICEF Helps Mothers in Sudan Start Their Own Vegetable Gardens

As food insecurity rises, mothers in Sudan are planting vegetable gardens with support from UNICEF. [video]
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Six-year-old Fatima, a child displaced by war, fled Khartoum with her family and is receiving support from UNICEF at the Alshargia safe learning space, or makanna, in Kassala state.

UNICEF Issues Urgent Appeal for Children Suffering in Sudan's Brutal War

UNICEF is on the ground inside Sudan working alongside local partners to deliver lifesaving support and protection for children. [video]
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Walaa, 15, meets with Noha, a counselor at the UNICEF-supported Alshargia safe learning space in Kassala State, Sudan.

Starting Over in Sudan, With Support From UNICEF

Sudan's civil war is disrupting childhoods and tearing families apart. UNICEF programs help children recover from the trauma they've experienced.
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