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Bakhtawar's fourth child was born as her family fled rising floodwaters in Jacobabad district, Sindh Province, Pakistan in late August, 2022.

More Help Needed for Flood-Hit Families in Pakistan

Hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes face a rising threat of waterborne diseases. UNICEF is delivering lifesaving aid.
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A boy flies a kite at a camp for families displaced by flooding in Sindh Province, Pakistan.

Deadly Floods in Pakistan Linked to Climate Change

How UNICEF is working with the government and other partners to build climate resilience in the country and mitigate future impacts.
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Children attend a UNICEF-supported school in Mbandaka, in the Equatorial Provence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

UNICEF Urges Action to Transform Education, End Learning Poverty

With two-thirds of 10-year-olds unable to read a simple text, UNICEF advocates for more meaningful action.
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In Idlib, Syria, 9-year-old Rafat sets off for a learning center supported by UNICEF with funding from Education Cannot Wait.

A New Hope and New Vision for 9-Year-Old Rafat in Syria

With funding from Education Cannot Wait, a boy with a vision impairment is getting an education in Syria.
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A UNICEF Youth Advocate Looks Forward to UNGA 77

A UNICEF Youth Advocate attending the United Nations General Assembly shares the issues he is most looking forward to discussing.
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On Aug. 31, 2022 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, left, and Nina Sorokopud, Chief of Communication for UNICEF Ukraine, visit School #25, which has been heavily damaged since the escalation of the war.

Getting Ukraine's Children Back to Learning Is a UNICEF Priority

Thousands of Ukraine's schools have been damaged or destroyed in the war. UNICEF is helping children return to class safely. [VIDEO]

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The packing line inside UNICEF's supply warehouse in Copenhagen where School-in-a-Box kits are being assembled to be dispatched to Ukraine for children displaced by war.

How UNICEF Built a Supply Pipeline to Support Response to Ukraine War

A look at how UNICEF kicked its already formidable supply operation into high gear to meet the urgent needs of children and families.
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Seven-year-old Emilia, from Irpin, Ukraine, wore flowers in her hair on the first day of school at Januscz Korczak School #12 in Krakow, Poland on Sept. 1, 2022.

Ukrainian Refugees Head Back to School in Poland

Cut off from the lives they once knew, refugees from Ukraine need the comfort and stability of a welcoming school community now more than ever.

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A newborn undergoes phototherapy at a UNICEF-supported primary health care center in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh.

UNICEF on a Mission to Protect Children From Noncommunicable Diseases

UNICEF is strengthening health care for children and adolescents living with and at risk of chronic NCDs, with funding from Eli Lilly.
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