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Innocent Murula, a UNICEF-supported community outreach worker, uses his megaphone to raise community awareness about mpox in Kamanyola, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on July 25, 2024.

Mpox Threat Intensifies for Children in Africa

UNICEF acts to protect vulnerable children and communities as the deadly, contagious viral disease continues to spread.
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Children learn, play and make friends at a UNICEF safe learning space in Sudan.

UNICEF Safe Learning Spaces a Haven for Children in War-Torn Sudan

UNICEF-supported safe learning spaces offer children displaced by conflict a place to play, learn and just be kids. [video]
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A mother holds her child suffering from mpox at the mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kavumu Hospital in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on July 23, 2024

Amid Mpox Surge, UNICEF Readies Response

A different, deadlier form of the virus formerly known as monkeypox is killing children in countries across Africa. What UNICEF is doing about it.
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Aissata Dambélé, a nurse, holds 9-month-old Mohamed at Bernay-Fotoba health center in the Matoto commune of Conakry, Guinea.

Yellow Walls of Hope: Guinea Celebrates the Elimination of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus

Guinea recently eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), making it the 49th out of 59 priority countries to achieve this remarkable milestone.
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Narmin, 10, lies in a bed at Al Nau hospital in Khartoum where she is being treated for an injury suffered during a shelling.

The Cost of Inaction in Sudan: Catastrophic Loss of Children's Lives

Tens of thousands of Sudanese children may die over the coming months, UNICEF warns.
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Fatima Mahamat, 20, holds her 23-day-old baby girl Amina in her lap and the child's new birth certificate in her hand, having completed the registration in just a few minutes using a digital app, at the health center in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, where the child was vaccinated.

UNICEF and Child Protection: Birth Registration as First Line of Defense of Children's Rights

How UNICEF helped increase birth registration rates in Chad with digital innovation. [video]
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Amadé, 13 (in sunglasses) learns how to vaccinate poultry in a program supported by Education Cannot Wait and UNICEF in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso.

Africa's Forgotten Crisis: A Return to Education in Burkina Faso

With funding from Education Cannot Wait, UNICEF and strategic partners are getting girls and boys back to the safety of learning.
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On Jan. 31, 2024, a family sit on the porch of their house in Lilongwe District, Malawi.

Malaria Vaccines Save Children's Lives in Malawi

In central Malawi, health worker James Chinomba sees firsthand how vaccines provided by UNICEF and partners are keeping young children safe. [video]
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UNICEF and Rotary International-supported polio vaccination team in Benin.

Protecting Benin's Children From Polio

With support from UNICEF and Rotary International, health workers in Benin go the distance to ensure every child is protected against polio. [video]
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