UNICEF in action

Displaying 478 - 486 of 2041
On 25 May 2022, 10-month-old Marwo, who is malnourished, sits with her mother at UNICEF-supported Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.

UNICEF Calls on G7 to Help Tackle Global Child Malnutrition Crisis

Millions of children suffering from severe wasting require emergency treatment. UNICEF appeals for support to ramp up its response.
Read More »
School Girls Hugging on Playground

Ukrainian Refugee Children Start Over at a School in Romania

Teachers fleeing violence in Ukraine have set up a school in Romania for newly arriving Ukrainian students, with support from UNICEF.

Read More »
Halim, 8, from Gayan village, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, lost his home and many relatives in the devastating earthquake. He and his family have nowhere to shelter and are sleeping under plastic sheets.

Thousands of Children at Risk After Earthquake Devastates Afghanistan

As the death toll rises, UNICEF is rushing aid to those in need in the wake of a powerful earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan.
Read More »
People in a Canoe

1.6M Children Stranded by Flash Floods in Bangladesh

UNICEF is on the ground protecting children and delivering emergency supplies after catastrophic flash floods — the worst in 100 years.

Read More »
A Rohingya refugee sits with two friends from the local Bangladeshi community — beneficiaries of a UNICEF program building social cohesion..

For UNICEF, Helping Child Refugees Is a Global Mission

Ukraine’s refugee crisis is but one of many examples of how forced displacement is endangering the health, safety and future well-being of children.

Read More »
A father in Odisha, India, who receives early childhood care education with UNICEF's support engages with his young children.

In India, New Tools Engage Fathers in Early Child Development

A pandemic pivot by UNICEF and partners to provide guidance for creating a nurturing learning environment at home.
Read More »
Oleksandr plays with his 3-year-old son, Leonard, in Kmelnytskyi oblast, Ukraine on April 30, 2022. The family fled their apartment in Irpin soon after fighting began.

A Father's Day Thank-You

Around the world, nurturing dads are working hard — sometimes in desperate circumstances — to help their children get a good start in life.

Read More »
The outbreak of the war forced 16-year-old Oleksandra and her mother, grandmother and little sister to flee their hometown of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine.

Through Her Eyes: A Ukrainian Teenager's Video Diary

From bomb shelters in Zaporizhzhia to refugee life in Poland, 16-year-old Oleksandra's video diary offers a first-person look at life in wartime.

Read More »
A boy plays in a UNICEF Child-Friendly Space set up for migrant children in Lajas Blancas, Darién, Panamá.

UNICEF in Latin America and the Caribbean

Some of the ways UNICEF and partners are delivering lifesaving aid to — and protecting the rights of — vulnerable children in the region.
Read More »