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Baby girl Harira, two hours old, was born safely in the UNICEF-supported Nana As’mau clinic in Yola, Nigeria in October 2018.

Saving Newborn Lives Is a Priority for UNICEF

UNICEF's global campaign, Every Child ALIVE, calls on world leaders, health care workers, communities and families to come together to provide affordable, accessible and quality health care for every mother and baby, starting with the most vulnerable.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, UNICEF USA President and CEO Caryl M. Stern (far right) travelled to Houston as part of UNICEF USA's efforts to ensure kids affected by the storm could get back to being kids as soon as possible.

Two Years After Hurricane Harvey, Educators Are Using Lessons Learned

Counseling programs created to help Houston's children heal are now reaching kids in Florida still traumatized by Hurricane Michael.

Aisha Kolo Lawan is a UNICEF Child Protection Specialist in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Celebrating Women Humanitarians on the Front Lines for UNICEF

A salute to the brave and dedicated humanitarian aid workers who are giving their all to make the world a better place.

Gema Jimenez: Fierce Protector of Migrant Children — and Their Rights

UNICEF Mexico’s Gema Jimenez helps Central American migrant children build resilience on their difficult journeys toward a brighter future.

So That No Child Suffers Because of Who They Are or Who They Love

On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia, a renewed commitment to equal rights and protections for all children.

Syrian families displaced by war prepare for a 3-day trek to a UNICEF-supported camp where children can receive nutrition and health care.

This Passover, Remember Today's Refugees

A call to action from UNICEF USA President and CEO Caryl M. Stern.

Primary school students in Aurangabad, Maharashtra state, India, after playing a cricket match organized by a UNICEF-supported program emphasizing social change through sport.

How Sport Drives Development — and Sets Kids Up for Success

A look at how physical play serves broader UNICEF goals for vulnerable children in education, protection, social inclusion and empowerment.

Hasan attends classes in a UNICEF-supported school in Jibreen receiving more than 600 internally displaced children from Aleppo, Syria.

How to Help the Syrian Children's Refugee Crisis

Over 2.5 million Syrian children are currently displaced by violence. Here are three ways you can help these refugee children.

Approximately 248,000 children — some as young as 12 — were married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010. UNICEF and partners are working to end child marriage worldwide.

On the Front Lines in the Fight to End Child Marriage in the U.S.

Forced into an abusive marriage at 19, Fraidy Reiss escaped and started a nonprofit to support girls and women trapped in wedlock.