Vaccines Save Lives
Measles was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. Now it's back and on the rise, fueled by vaccine hesitancy and a lack of awareness.
A Massive Vaccination Campaign Is Saving Lives in War-torn Yemen
While the U.S. reels from a resurgence of measles, communities in Yemen are mobilizing to immunize and protect their children from disease.
Meningitis: Symptoms, Treatment and Other Facts You Need To Know
What you need to know about meningitis, and how UNICEF is working to protect children from the devastating disease.
1 Million Children Affected by Cyclone Idai and Subsequent Floods in Mozambique, Actual Numbers Feared Much Higher
BEIRA / MAPUTO / GENEVA / NEW YORK (March 23, 2019) –We are in a race against time to help and protect children in the disaster-ravaged areas of Mozambique, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore...
UNICEF Chief: Protecting Mozambique’s Children Is a Race Against Time
Executive Director Henrietta Fore warns that the plight of 1 million children affected by Cyclone Idai will get worse before it gets better.
Cyclone Idai: UNICEF Helps Families in Malawi Keep Their Children Safe
Anne Joseph believes it was divine intervention that saved her family from the dangerous floodwaters that rushed through her village, in southern Malawi's Nsanje district.
Urgent Funding Needed to Meet Massive Humanitarian Needs in Democratic Republic of The Congo, UN Humanitarian Chief and UNICEF Executive Director Urge at End of Country Visit
KINSHASA / NEW YORK ( March 21, 2019) – With the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) facing one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta...
UNICEF Supplies Are On the Ground in Mozambique
43 tons of emergency supplies. That’s how much lifesaving relief UNICEF has packed up and shipped out to help families in Beira, Mozambique, who’ve lost everything to Cyclone Idai.
Here's a Way to Support Every Child's Right to Clean, Safe Water
Today, billions of people struggle to manage without safe water — in their homes, workplaces, farms and in their children’s schools.
Cyclone Idai: UNICEF Provides Urgent Care to Children in Mozambique
It’s nearly two weeks since Cyclone Idai made its deadly assault on Mozambique and neighboring countries. Shell-shocked parents who have made their way to a shelter in the district of Gondola, in western Mozambique.