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Ana and Kaja, 7-year-old twins from North Macedonia, have been learning at home since the government temporarily closed all schools in response to the spread of COVID-19.

'Children Are the Hidden Victims of This Pandemic'

As lockdowns and school closures keep kids at home, the risk of exploitation, abuse, and neglect rises.

At last count there were more than 7,100 displaced children sheltering in the Al-Hol camp annex in northeast Syria.

UNICEF's Strategy for Fighting Coronavirus in Crowded Places

Leaders of the global response call for help reaching the world's most vulnerable children and families with supplies and support.

After helping secure their release, UNICEF works with partners to meet the children's basic needs, providing clothing, food and health care, and arrange for longer-term services to assist with the children's recovery and rehabilitation.

'If We Want These Children to Stay Safe, There Are No Shortcuts'

Lack of funding threatens to shut down a vital UNICEF recovery program for former child soldiers in South Sudan.

n February 2018, young girls stand outside their traditional stone home in the village of Assamo, Djibouti.

After Losing a Daughter to FGM, a Mother in Djibouti Renews Her Fight

Miriam Kako has seen the horrors of female genital mutilation. Now, she's working with UNICEF and partners to end the cruel practice.

Preventing Human Trafficking in Humanitarian Emergencies

Armed conflict, natural disasters and political unrest often lead to increased human trafficking. Girls and women are especially vulnerable.

Ishmael Beah, author, former child soldier and UNICEF Advocate for Children Affected by War, holds a baby girl during a visit to Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 17 November 2019.

Standing Up for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Sierra Leone

Donate "When I was a boy, my father used to say to me, 'If you are alive, there is a possibility that something good will happen to you,'" former child soldier Ishmael Beah recalled. Beah was only 13...

Children often accompany parents working at the mica mines in Madagascar's southern region.

How UNICEF Supports Families to Prevent Child Labor in Madagascar

UNICEF's education and child protection programs focus on breaking the cycle of poverty and giving kids a brighter future.

A child from Yemen's Al-Meshqafah camp takes a break while carrying heavy jugs of drinking water from the supply tanks to the camp in February 2019.

Poverty Eradication Begins With Children

Poverty is a fundamental denial of the human rights of children. Here's how UNICEF is helping every child reach her full potential.

A UNICEF-IKEA Foundation supported health care worker makes a home visit to see how this newborn from a village in northern India is doing. After a safe delivery, a newborn requires tender care to ensure safe passage through the first thousand days life.

This Diwali, UNICEF Brightens the Days of Children in Need

Diwali is almost here, and soon families in India and around the world will come together to reflect upon the many gifts life has to offer.