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Women and children queue for health and nutrition services from UNICEF and partners at the Higlo site for displaced families in Ethiopia.

Dangers Deepening for Children Caught in Horn of Africa Drought Crisis

The number of lives threatened by catastrophic conditions has doubled in the last five months. A look at UNICEF's action plan for 2023.

Ameer, 8, is ready to go to school for the very first time at a UNICEF temporary learning center set up in flood-stricken Jacobabad, Sindh Province, Pakistan.

In a Year of Conflict & Climate Change, UNICEF Stepped Up for Children

Wherever children are in need, UNICEF is there to help. A look back at UNICEF's impact for children in 2022.

Children at Sopel Primary School in Turkana County, Kenya, get safe water from a solar water system rehabilitated by UNICEF.

UNICEF-Supported Water Systems a Lifeline in Drought-Stricken Kenya

A dispatch from the front lines of the climate emergency unfolding in Kenya's Turkana County and across the Horn of Africa.

Twelve-year-old Alekiir stands in floodwater outside the village of Panyagor in Twic East, Jonglei State, South Sudan.

Over 27 Million Children in 27 Countries Impacted by Flooding in 2022

UNICEF warns that this year's overwhelming floods are yet another example of how the climate crisis is endangering the world's children.

In Ladan IDP camp, in Dollow, Somalia, UNICEF ensures that people have access to safe water by increasing the number of people served by existing water sources through pipeline extensions, including health facilities.

Climate-Induced Drought Endangering Children's Lives in Somalia

Families in Somalia are struggling to survive the region's worst drought in 40 years. UNICEF is providing emergency water access. [VIDEO]

A child wades through flood water on her way to school in the Kurigram district of northern Bangladesh during monsoon season, August 2016.

Five Ways UNICEF Is Taking Action Against Climate Change

UNICEF is working with partners around the world to identify and implement affordable, scalable solutions to curb the impacts of climate change.

Rising floodwaters forced Nazira and her children out of their home in Balochistan Province, Pakistan.

Scorpions, Snakes and Waterborne Diseases in Flood-Stricken Pakistan

New dangers lurk beneath stagnant floodwaters after a catastrophic monsoon season.

Brenda Ekiru holds her 10-month-old son, Kevin, as he gets a medical check-up from a health officer while UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas, center, looks on.

Drought Emergency in Kenya: 'This Is What Climate Change Looks Like'

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas's firsthand report on the drought-related crisis unfolding in the Horn of Africa.

Peretimfa, 11, stands on a makeshift wooden walkway over floodwaters outside his home in Sagbama, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Already At-Risk Children in Nigeria Face New Hazard: Severe Flooding

UNICEF is rushing emergency lifesaving assistance to families affected by flooding across Nigeria. More help is needed.