UNICEF in action

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Rivaldi, 13, was missing for three days after an earthquake and tsunami hit Central Sulawesi, Indonesia in September 2018. UNICEF Indonesia helped reunite him with his father, Pak Bakir.

Where Are Indonesia's Missing Children?

Six months after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Indonesia's Sulawesi, UNICEF is still working to reunify families torn apart.
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A boy reacts to a letter of support he received from a Mexican teenager at a shelter for unaccompanied migrant adolescents in Tijuana, Mexico in February 2019.

Tales of Love and Hope on the Migration Trail

Uprooted families from Central America share their dreams, and the treasured objects they carry on their journey.
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On 24 March 2019 in Mozambique, a boy stands near a destroyed house in an area that was flooded after Cyclone Idai made landfall in Beira.

Idai Joins Yemen as One of the World's Toughest Humanitarian Crises

For the past 12 days, children impacted by Cyclone Idai have been living a nightmare . In Mozambique alone, approximately 1.85 million people, including 1 million children, need urgent humanitarian...

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A child is vaccinated at a health center in Sana'a, Yemen during a UNICEF-backed measles and rubella vaccination campaign in 2019.

A Massive Vaccination Campaign Is Saving Lives in War-torn Yemen

While the U.S. reels from a resurgence of measles, communities in Yemen are mobilizing to immunize and protect their children from disease.
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Aerial View of Water

Cyclone Idai: UNICEF Provides Urgent Care to Children in Mozambique

It’s nearly two weeks since Cyclone Idai made its deadly assault on Mozambique and neighboring countries. Shell-shocked parents who have made their way to a shelter in the district of Gondola, in western Mozambique.

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Ahmad is continuing his education in a Syrian IDP camp using a Self-Learning Program supported by Educate A Child and UNICEF USA.

Educating Syria's Next Generation

Displaced by Syria's 8-year-long civil war, young students resume their educations with help from UNICEF and Educate A Child.
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A child in Côte d'Ivoire is vaccinated against meningitis as part of a UNICEF supported campaign.

Meningitis: Symptoms, Treatment and Other Facts You Need To Know

What you need to know about meningitis, and how UNICEF is working to protect children from the devastating disease.
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UNICEF Group Photo

Citizenship in the World Badge for Boy Scouts

UNICEF USA and Boy Scouts of Metro Atlanta joined forces to engage over 100 scouts on the importance of global citizenship.
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UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore in Beira, Mozambique, warns: “The situation will get worse before it gets better.”

UNICEF Chief: Protecting Mozambique’s Children Is a Race Against Time

Executive Director Henrietta Fore warns that the plight of 1 million children affected by Cyclone Idai will get worse before it gets better.
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