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A mother and son stand inside their flooded home in Lao Cai province, Vietnam after Super Typhoon Yagi.

UNICEF Responds After Super Typhoon Yagi Slams Vietnam

UNICEF is helping families devastated by the worst storm to hit Vietnam in decades. [video]

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Nine-year-old Andrii holds his cat in his bedroom in Kherson, Ukraine.

Ukraine's Children Dream of Becoming Real-Life Superheroes

The war in Ukraine has changed children's lives, but it hasn't stopped their dreams. [video]

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UNICEF early child development officer Fairoo Abuz Warda shares a moment with a child in the Gaza Strip.

Gaza Through the Eyes of a UNICEF Humanitarian Worker

"Returning to work is not just a decision. It's my duty as a humanitarian worker," says UNICEF's Fairooz Abu Warda. "I can't just stop." [video]

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Children learn, play and make friends at a UNICEF-supported temporary learning center in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip.

A Place Where Kids Can Learn and Grow in the Gaza Strip

UNICEF is working to provide children in the Gaza Strip with learning activities and a chance to just be kids again. [video]

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A mother holds her 1-month-old baby daughter at the mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kamanyola Hospital in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on July 24, 2024.

How UNICEF Fights Mpox in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mpox cases are on the rise in Africa. Learn what UNICEF is doing to protect children and stop the spread. [video]

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Seven-month-old Genan drinks after eating Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food at Damazine Children's Hospital in Blue Nile State, Sudan.

Famine Confirmed in Sudan: UNICEF Calls for Expanded Humanitarian Access

Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by Sudan's ongoing conflict need urgent assistance in North Darfur. [video]

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Displaced by violence, a boy stands in a hallway of a school being used as an emergency shelter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

UNICEF Helps Children Displaced by Violence in Haiti

Violence caused by armed groups has pushed over 300,000 children out of their homes in Haiti. UNICEF is there, providing urgent assistance. [video]

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OnJuly 8, 2024 in Kyiv, a child sits on a bench and cries as rescuers, hospital staff and volunteers clear rubble and search for people trapped under debris after an attack that hit Okhmatdyt Hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center.

Hospital Attack in Kyiv Shows Nowhere Is Safe for Ukraine's Children

UNICEF is providing emergency assistance after the largest children's medical center in Ukraine was targeted during a wave of deadly missile strikes.

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Young children gather outside their hurricane damaged home in La Fortune, St. Patrick, Grenada, on July 2, 2024.

As Hurricane Beryl Hits Caribbean, UNICEF Is There

UNICEF and partners have pre-positioned lifesaving supplies and stand ready to provide emergency services to children and families in need.

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