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Massachusetts State Representative Kay Khan at UNICEF USA's Annual Summit in 2019.

Massachusetts Becomes 7th State to End Child Marriage

UNICEF USA applauds the passage of a Massachusetts budget bill that includes language to ban child marriage.
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Boy Overlooking City

Remembering the Beirut Port Explosion Two Years Later

Surrounding neighborhoods crumbled in the blast, disrupting the lives of over 300,000 people, including 100,000 children.
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Severe drought in Ethiopia is destroying livelihoods, displacing families and contributing to soaring rates of child malnutrition.

Impacts of Conflict and Climate Change Fueling Crisis in Ethiopia

UNICEF's Manuel Fontaine stresses the need for a scaled-up response to Ethiopia's 'double emergency' to tackle a child malnutrition crisis.

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UNICEF is working to expand water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services to communities in La Guajira, Colombia.

UNICEF Improves Water Systems in Rural Colombia

With funding from the Baxter International Foundation, UNICEF is expanding community access to vital water, sanitation and hygiene services.
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A 10-year-old girl from Ukraine sits in her new classroom at a school in Moldova that is welcoming refugee children with UNICEF's help.

VIDEO: Back to School After Fleeing War: Ukrainian Students in Moldova

Schools in Moldova are welcoming child refugees from Ukraine into their classrooms.

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Woman Carrying Baby

Breastfeeding a Lifeline for Mothers and Babies in Ukraine

With help from UNICEF, Yevheniya has learned how to keep her baby healthy even amid violence and displacement.
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On July 5, 2022, 5-year-old Thulakshan eats his meal while sitting outside his house in the village of Devapuram, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

UNICEF Providing Nutrition Support for Children in Sri Lanka

As Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic and political crisis continues, families are becoming increasingly desperate.

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A 10-year-old girl from Ukraine sits in her new classroom at a school in Moldova that is welcoming refugee children with UNICEF's help.

Back to School After Fleeing War: Ukrainian Students in Moldova

Schools in Moldova are welcoming child refugees from Ukraine into their classrooms.

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A new mother holds her baby, sleepy and full of breast milk, at a UNICEF-supported breastfeeding workshop at a health center in Caracas, Venezuela.

Helping Mothers Breastfeed to Give Every Baby the Best Start in Life

Breastfeeding is natural, but it isn't always easy.

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