UNICEF in action

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Thirteen-year-old Emyte writes her class assignment on the blackboard in Ethiopia's Amhara Region.

Realizing Rights and Dreams in Ethiopia

Accelerated learning programs delivered by UNICEF with funding from Education Cannot Wait are helping children realize their dreams.
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In northeastern Bangladesh, 17-year-old Dipali learned leadership and 21st-century entrepreneurial skills — including how to repair cellphones — through the UNICEF-supported Skills4Girls program.

Skills Training Program Empowers Girls in Bangladesh

Skills training programs help girls unlock their potential and move confidently in the direction of their dreams. [VIDEO]

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A family left homeless by the Pakistan floods take shelter by the side of the road in Mirpur Khas district, Sindh province, Pakistan.

4 Ways UNICEF Is Delivering for Pakistan’s Children

Historic floods have been devastating. UNICEF is on the ground, working with partners to support families.
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Students of Bat Xat Secondary School in Lao Cai province, Vietnam, were excited to try augmented virtual reality (AVR) technology supported by UNICEF and SAP. 

UNICEF & SAP Turning Today's Youth Into Tomorrow's Tech Leaders

UNICEF and SAP are providing young people in India, Turkey and Vietnam with the hard and soft skills they need in a changing global economy.
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Children attend a UNICEF-supported school in Mbandaka, in the Equatorial Provence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

UNICEF Urges Action to Transform Education, End Learning Poverty

With two-thirds of 10-year-olds unable to read a simple text, UNICEF advocates for more meaningful action.
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In Idlib, Syria, 9-year-old Rafat sets off for a learning center supported by UNICEF with funding from Education Cannot Wait.

A New Hope and New Vision for 9-Year-Old Rafat in Syria

With funding from Education Cannot Wait, a boy with a vision impairment is getting an education in Syria.
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A UNICEF Youth Advocate Looks Forward to UNGA 77

A UNICEF Youth Advocate attending the United Nations General Assembly shares the issues he is most looking forward to discussing.
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On Aug. 31, 2022 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, left, and Nina Sorokopud, Chief of Communication for UNICEF Ukraine, visit School #25, which has been heavily damaged since the escalation of the war.

Getting Ukraine's Children Back to Learning Is a UNICEF Priority

Thousands of Ukraine's schools have been damaged or destroyed in the war. UNICEF is helping children return to class safely. [VIDEO]

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Seven-year-old Emilia, from Irpin, Ukraine, wore flowers in her hair on the first day of school at Januscz Korczak School #12 in Krakow, Poland on Sept. 1, 2022.

Ukrainian Refugees Head Back to School in Poland

Cut off from the lives they once knew, refugees from Ukraine need the comfort and stability of a welcoming school community now more than ever.

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