VIDEO: Addressing Fears, Changing Attitudes to Build Vaccine Confidence
UNICEF and partners are deploying community engagement teams and employing novel communication techniques to boost vaccine confidence. [VIDEO]
Mpox
A new variant of mpox, or monkeypox, is killing children in Africa. What causes this disease, and who is at risk? The answers to these and other frequently asked questions.
Children at significant risk from surging mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 16, 2024) – Thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries are at significant risk of contracting the mpox virus as cases of a new, more...
Acute malnutrition surges in Government of Yemen-controlled areas with extremely critical conditions reported in West Coast areas
NEW YORK (August 18, 2024) – Acute malnutrition is rapidly increasing in Government of Yemen (GoY)-controlled areas, with the West Coast experiencing “extremely critical” levels for the first time...
VIDEO: ABBA's Song 'Little Things' to Raise Money for UNICEF
The pop group's support for UNICEF began with "Chiquitita" in 1979. Now the group is donating royalties from their new Christmas song.
Humanitarian Pauses Vital for Critical Polio Vaccination Campaign in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (August 16, 2024) – Two rounds of a polio vaccination campaign are expected to be launched at the end of August and September 2024 across the Gaza Strip to prevent the spread of circulating...
At Least Five Children Reportedly Killed and 20 Injured in Shelling of School and Market in El Obeid City, Sudan
NEW YORK (August 15, 2024) – “Yesterday, five girls were reportedly killed and 20 children injured in attacks in El Obeid city in Kordofan state, during which shells hit Al-Khansa Secondary School for...
VIDEO: UNICEF Helps Change Lives
When attacks and violence erupted in Rakhine State, more than 600,000 people fled across the border to Bangladesh. Sixty percent were children.
VIDEO: 1 in 3 Children Worldwide Have Lead Poisoning
UNICEF and partner Pure Earth report alarming rates of lead poisoning in children and an urgent call to action to strengthen protections.