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A mother holds her 2-month-old infant outside the flood-damaged family home in Sirebougou village, Ségou region, Mali.

UNICEF Supports Families Hit by Severe Flooding in West and Central Africa

How UNICEF is responding in Chad, Mali and Nigeria — and how to help.

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UNICEF USA Chief Program Officer Darla Silva visits with students at Mama Faita Preschool in Yopougon, a suburb of Abidjan, south Côte d’Ivoire.

The Benefits of Building Classrooms out of Recycled Plastic Bricks

A firsthand look at an innovative program to improve learning, encourage environmental action and empower women in Côte d’Ivoire.

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A young boy collects what little water he can from a dried up riverbed in Dollow Somalia, where severe drought has taken hold..

UNICEF: Water Crises Pose Triple Threat to 190M Children Worldwide

Devastating impacts of water-related crises on children calls for greater investment in climate-resilient WASH services. [VIDEO]

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Woman Holding Baby

Famine Conditions Loom in Somalia

Severe drought has left more than 500,000 children under age 5 at risk of death from famine this year in Somalia. [VIDEO]

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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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A child drinks water piped from a borehole rehablitated by UNICEF in Garissa County, Kenya.

UNICEF Helps Families Access Safe Water in Drought-Stricken Kenya

Prolonged drought across the Horn of Africa is threatening children's lives. UNICEF water programs are keeping children healthy in Kenya.

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Children play together at a UNICEF Child Friendly Space in Wedbare, in the north central region of Burkina Faso, in May 2022.

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Burkina Faso

As levels of violence, water scarcity and food insecurity rise, UNICEF is on the ground, reaching children no other organization can.
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On April 11, 2022, a mother and a baby wait at a health post in Ba’adley, IDP Site, Shabelle Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia.

Catastrophe Looms as Drought Devastates Horn of Africa

A prolonged, crippling drought across the Horn of Africa is fueling a drastic increase in malnutrition rates for children and families. As the specter

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