UNICEF in action

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A young student points to a blackboard at a UNICEF-supported community-based education center in Kandahar city, Afghanistan.

UNICEF in South Asia

How UNICEF is responding to pressing needs of children in the region amid food shortages, natural disasters and other threats.
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Child Working

In South Asia, the Impacts of School Closures May Last a Lifetime

Pandemic-related school closures have had a profound impact on children's learning & mental well-being. Three children share their stories.
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National Teacher Appreciation

The Difference A Teacher Can Make

UNICEF USA Community Engagement Intern Kyle King reflects on the impact one of his high school teachers had on his mental health.
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Teacher Anastasiia Konovalova fled the war in Ukraine and started a primary school for Ukrainian refugee children in Bucharest, Romania, with support from the Ministry of Education and UNICEF.

In Bucharest, a School for Ukrainian Refugee Children

A teacher from Ukraine — herself a refugee — started a free primary school for children forced out of Ukraine by the war. [VIDEO]

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A child benefiting from UNICEF's support for routine health services in Jordan.

UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa

A look at pressing needs and UNICEF's response in a region wracked by prolonged conflicts, natural disasters and pandemic impacts.
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Liudmyla Voloshenko, 41, combs her 10-year-old daughter Sonia’s hair in one of the trains that have become home for thousands of civilians in the Kharkiv, Ukraine metro.

A Child’s Life Underground in Kharkiv, Ukraine

UNICEF is helping to turn Ukrainian subway stations into emergency support spaces for children caught in a brutal war.

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UNICEF-supported children and families displaced by violence sheltering at the Waleed Nofal school in Hasakah city, northeast Syria photographed on Jan. 27, 2022.

War in Syria: Children Still Suffering Profound Impacts

UNICEF's humanitarian response in and around Syria reflects deep, devastating effects of over a decade of violence and rights violations.
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A student works in the computer room at Lycée Mamie Adjoua in Bingerville, southern Côte d'Ivoire on February 11, 2022.

Equitable Education Benefits the Future Workforce

UNICEF and partners are equipping millions of girls worldwide with the 21st-century skills needed to fuel tomorrow's labor force.
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In Afghanistan on Feb. 24, 2022, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell is greeted by students at a UNICEF-supported community-based school in Kandahar’s Dand district.

Stories of Suffering, Stories of Hope: A Reflection

In Pakistan and Afghanistan, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell met children, adolescents and mothers and listened to their stories.

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