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UNICEF Expands Use of Blockchain to Help Deliver for Children

With the launch of the new UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund, UNICEF seeks new ways to harness the advantages of blockchain for humanitarian work.

UNICEF USA President and CEO Caryl M. Stern visits with children in Guatemala in 2015.

Reflections on Yom Kippur

How will our society fare when it's judged by its treatment of the world's children?

Children at the Bibi Amina Girls High School in Panjshir, a province in the North of Afghanistan, are excited with their new UNICEF school kits.

Getting Girls Back to School in Afghanistan

Every child deserves the chance to go to school. But more than 30 years of sustained conflict have devastated Afghanistan's education system.

A UNICEF-IKEA Foundation supported health care worker makes a home visit to see how this newborn from a village in northern India is doing. After a safe delivery, a newborn requires tender care to ensure safe passage through the first thousand days life.

This Diwali, UNICEF Brightens the Days of Children in Need

Diwali is almost here, and soon families in India and around the world will come together to reflect upon the many gifts life has to offer.

UNICEF Education Specialist Anita Haidary and colleague hand out school bags to an excited student at a UNICEF-supported school in Nangarhar, Afghanistan in 2019.

Dedicated Teachers Are Educating Afghanistan's Girls

Devoted teachers are giving their all to ensure that Afghanistan's next generation of girls get an education and reach their full potential.

Valeria, 10, goes to a UNICEF-supported school in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where power shortages have forced teachers to shorten the school day.

In Venezuela, Hero Teachers Are Determined To Keep Kids in School

UNICEF is helping dedicated teachers make sure their students get an education in Venezuela, where daily life is more difficult than ever.

Josseline, 17 (left), Darwin, 16, and their friend Henry were targetted by bullies in Villanueva, Honduras. Henry committed suicide.

Young People Speak Out: End Violence in Schools Now

No one should be afraid to go to school. Yet for far too many students around the world, school is a dangerous place.

How Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Turned Kids into Global Citizens

The son of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF founders Clyde and Mary Emma Allison tells how the legendary campaign was born, and how it lives on.

Baby girl Harira, two hours old, was born safely in the UNICEF-supported Nana As’mau clinic in Yola, Nigeria in October 2018.

Saving Newborn Lives Is a Priority for UNICEF

UNICEF's global campaign, Every Child ALIVE, calls on world leaders, health care workers, communities and families to come together to provide affordable, accessible and quality health care for every mother and baby, starting with the most vulnerable.