UNICEF in action

It took about a year, but Mario, a teen from El Salvador, was eventually recognized as a refugee by the government thanks to UNICEF.

As children, many of us had a prized possession — but what if you had been forced to leave home suddenly, fleeing war or escaping poverty?

"In kindergarten, they teach us the letters and the numbers, and we play together," Mohammad, a wide-eyed 6-year-old, (below) tells a visitor to his class in Jordan's Za'atari Refugee Camp. "When I grow up, I want to become a policeman."

They have been through so much, and they have so little. Many of the approximately 40,000 Syrian refugee children growing up in Jordan's sprawling Za'atari refugee camp don't remember a time before Syria's brutal civil war began in 2011.

UNICEF and partners are working tirelessly all over the world to save and protect children. PLEASE DONATE As Venezuela's economic and political crisis continues, the nation's most vulnerable citizens...

Father's Day advice from some of our favorite dads on quality time, learning to play like a kid and getting used to getting no sleep!

As the first Ebola deaths are confirmed in Uganda, health workers in the DRC are under attack from armed militia groups & a fearful public.

Steadfast donor support lets UNICEF make longterm strategic investments to protect and sustain vulnerable refugees in ongoing crises.

A military assault on pro-democracy protesters poses another lethal threat to children suffering from decades of conflict and deprivation.