NEW YORK (February 7, 2024) – UNICEF and partners are responding to devastating flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the Congo River rising to levels not seen in more than 60...
NEW YORK (January 30, 2024) – The surge in armed violence across Haiti has triggered a profound humanitarian crisis, with the number of internally displaced children soaring to 170,000. This alarming...
Children in Malawi face the dual threats of deadly infectious disease and chronic food insecurity, amplified by increasingly frequent weather disasters. Learn how UNICEF is battling these problems...
UNICEF works closely with the government to meet the needs of children and families in Mongolia, where more than a million people still live as nomadic herders. Learn more, including how to help.
Introduce a special child in your life to adventures around the globe with Paddington’s Postcards — and help the world's children at the same time.
NEW YORK (January 18, 2024) – Nearly half a million children – or 456,000 – across Europe and Central Asia live in residential care facilities, including large-scale institutions, according to a new...
NEW YORK/PANAMA CITY (January 12, 2024) – At least 770 child and adolescent homicides were recorded in Ecuador in 2023 [1] , a drastic increase of 640 percent from 104 cases in 2019, according to the...
NEW YORK / NAIROBI (January 15, 2024) - The cholera epidemic that affected multiple countries in Eastern and Southern Africa in 2023 persists and continues to impact the region, placing additional...
NEW YORK (January 15, 2024) - 100 days after earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, UNICEF is calling for greater support for over 96,000 children affected in the aftermath, as a crippling winter...
More than half the population of Somalia is in need of humanitarian assistance. UNICEF is there, delivering safe water and nutrition, health care, education and protection to children in need while...