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Abdul, 8, and Zolgi, 7, play with blocks and balls in a UNICEF-supported Child-Friendly Space in Gayan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan.

UNICEF: Help Needed to Save Lives, Safeguard Futures in Afghanistan

A year since the change in political leadership, life is no better in Afghanistan. UNICEF is there — but needs support to meet urgent needs.
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Members of Houston's Child Friendly Cities Initiative Youth Council celebrate their city's official designation as a CFCI candidate city on August 11, 2022.

UNICEF's Child Friendly Cities Initiative Celebrates Two Years in U.S.

Young people have a seat at the table in Houston, the first CFCI candidate city in the U.S.
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A group of Grade 7 students gather in the entryway to UNICEF-supported Sin Cheng secondary school in Vietnam.

UNICEF in East Asia and the Pacific

How UNICEF is working to improve the lives of children in the region and support their continued recovery from a devastating pandemic.
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Bassam, 14, attends a life skills training program in Aden, Yemen, organized by UNICEF and implementing partner SOS Foundation for Development, with funding from the European Union. 

Life Skills Training Offers Hope for Vulnerable Youth in Yemen

UNICEF is providing 1,348 young people in Yemen with life skills training to equip them to take on life's challenges.
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Bringing Malnourished Children Back to Health in Burkina Faso

Escalating violence in Burkina Faso has pushed almost 2 million people out of their homes and made it harder for families to feed their children.

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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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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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