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.
900,000 Cholera Vaccine Doses Arrive in Beira
BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE (April 2, 2019) – Nearly 900,000 doses of the cholera vaccine, procured by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), arrived in Beira, Mozambique, on Tuesday afternoon and the...
Alarming Global Surge of Measles Cases Is a Wake-Up Call
More contagious than Ebola, tuberculosis or influenza, the potentially deadly measles virus is on the rise. Globally, measles cases increased by 48.1 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to data on 194 countries from the World Health Organization.
Refugee Relief Guide: How To Help Refugees in 2019
A guide to UNICEF's work for refugees — and how you can help.
Immunization Under Fire
Almost 8 million unvaccinated or under-immunized children live in fragile or humanitarian settings, including countries affected by conflict.
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.
Cyclone Idai: More Than 1.5 Million Children Urgently Need Assistance Across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe – UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 27, 2019) – An estimated 3 million people, more than half of whom are children, urgently need humanitarian assistance across Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the aftermath of Cyclone...
Two Years Since World-Largest Outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhea and Cholera, Yemen Witnessing Another Sharp Increase in Reported Cases with Number of Deaths Continuing to Increase
NEW YORK (March 26, 2019) – “In Yemen, since the beginning of the year till March 17, nearly 109,000 cases of severe Acute Watery Diarrhea and suspected cholera were reported with 190 total associated...
Idai Joins Yemen as One of the World's Toughest Humanitarian Crises
For the past 12 days, children impacted by Cyclone Idai have been living a nightmare . In Mozambique alone, approximately 1.85 million people, including 1 million children, need urgent humanitarian...