Ethiopia Scores Huge Health Win for Mothers and Babies
With UNICEF's help, Ethiopia becomes the 42nd nation to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus, a cruel, centuries-old disease, since 2000.
UNICEF Responds to Famine Crisis
Widespread famine in 13 countries leaves millions of children at risk of imminent death
Funding Shortfalls Threaten Education for Children Living in Conflict and Disaster Zones
NEW YORK (July 7, 2017) – Funding shortfalls are threatening education for millions of children caught up in conflicts or disasters, UNICEF said today ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg. Of the $932...
"When You Have an Education, Nobody Can Take It Away from You"
UNICEF 's youngest Goodwill Ambassador, Syrian education activist Muzoon Almellehan, has a message for girls everywhere: Stay in school.
Fighting the Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism
Learn what you can do to prevent the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism and Travel, an issue that exists in the U.S. and abroad.
Over 7 Million Children Are on the Move in West and Central Africa Each Year
NEW YORK (July 5, 2017) – Children account for over half of the 12 million West and Central African people on the move each year, with some 75 percent of them remaining in sub-Saharan Africa, and less...
Humanitarian Drones Take Flight in Malawi
Look — up in the sky! A new test corridor opens to study innovative ways drone tech can be used to support UNICEF missions.
UNICEF Calls for the Protection of Children Trapped in West Mosul’s Violence
NEW YORK (June 29, 2017) – “Thousands of children continue to be trapped in relentless violence in West Mosul’s Old City neighborhoods as the fighting heavily intensified over the past hours....
Fleeing Boko Haram, and Tricked into Sexual Exploitation
Almost one-third of all detected trafficking victims are children. The vast majority are girls. Here is one girl's story.
2017 Trafficking in Persons Report, Department of State
The U.S. Department of State releases its 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report - see how they are putting #childrenfirst