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Children in Mazhar District, Raymah Governorate, Yemen, get health care services provided by a UNICEF-supported mobile clinic.

After 8 Years of War, 11M Children in Yemen Need Humanitarian Aid

Almost a decade of conflict has devastated the lives of millions of children in Yemen. UNICEF and partners are providing humanitarian aid. [VIDEO]

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Nine-month-old Nour is treated for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported health center in Sana'a, Yemen.

This Ramadan, Children in Yemen Are Struggling to Survive

More than 70 percent of Yemen's population, including 12.9 million children, need humanitarian aid. UNICEF is working to save lives.

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A student takes a drink as she washes her hands at the UNICEF-supported Qansaxleey Primary and Secondary school playground in Dolow, Somalia.

4 Things You Should Know About Water and Famine

Millions of children are facing the deadly effects of drought, including acute hunger, malnutrition and thirst.
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On Jan. 28, 2022, in Ndjamena, Chad, a child's upper arm circumference is measured by a health worker to screen for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported outpatient nutrition unit.

Inside Look: How UNICEF Delivers in Complex Crises

UNICEF’s Chief of Emergencies for West and Central Africa explains how UNICEF delivers humanitarian aid to children in conflict settings.

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On Feb. 10, 2023, Hamzeh, 4, is screened for malnutrition by Hiba, a UNICEF-supported mobile health team leader, in the Alsalheen neighborhood of the city of Aleppo, northern Syria.

In Syria, UNICEF Mobile Clinics Reach Children After Earthquakes

UNICEF health and nutrition teams are providing urgently needed care for children in the aftermath of the catastrophic Feb. 6 earthquakes.

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A malnourished 6-month-old is fed Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food by his mother at UNICEF-supported Garowe General Hospital Stabilization Center in Puntland, Somalia, on Oct. 27, 2022.

What Is
Child Wasting?

UNICEF and partners like the Eleanor Crook Foundation are working to combat the global nutrition crisis. There's no time to waste.

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Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) are energy-dense, micronutrient-enriched pastes that have a nutritional profile and are often made of peanuts, oil, sugar and milk powder.

What Is Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food?

UNICEF is the global leader in RUTF procurement, purchasing and distributing almost 80 percent of the world's supply. [VIDEO]
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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.

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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.
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