UNICEF in action

Early diagnosis is crucial for the 3 million children living with AIDS worldwide, yet only 51 percent of infants born to mothers living with HIV are tested in the first two months of life.

Last year, UNICEF direct support helped nearly 19 million people gain access to safe drinking water and 10.8 million with basic sanitation.

UNICEF and partners are working in more than 100 countries to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities, and to teach children that handwashing can be the difference between life and death.

Houston intern Madhu Nambi shares about her life changing internship experience at UNICEF USA

A diverse group of communities celebrate the global movement 'for children, by children' with City of Houston

1 in 3 people globally — about 2.2. billion — do not have access to safe drinking water. UNICEF and partners are working to change that.

Junior Reporters Club members are learning how to write, edit and record radio skits about issues affecting Malagasy youth.

A UNICEF USA youth poll shows that America's next generation wants to make the world a better place — and they're ready to start now.

UNICEF's education and child protection programs focus on breaking the cycle of poverty and giving kids a brighter future.