UNICEF in action

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A mother brings her child for treatment at a UNICEF-supported mobile clinic in Adama locality, Atbara, River Nile state, Sudan.

UNICEF Mobile Clinics a Lifeline for Displaced Families in Sudan

UNICEF mobile clinics bring critical health care and nutrition services closer to vulnerable displaced communities. [video]

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A child is screened for severe acute malnutrition in Sudan.

Acutely Malnourished Children in Sudan Need Urgent Support

Campaigns to curb child malnutrition through mass screenings, immediate referrals and treatment are underway, but more help is needed.

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Ohag tends to her vegetable garden with help from one of her children at home in Amara village, Refee Kassala locality, Sudan.

UNICEF Helps Mothers in Sudan Start Their Own Vegetable Gardens

As food insecurity rises, mothers in Sudan are planting vegetable gardens with support from UNICEF. [video]

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Fanta Kone, a UNICEF staff member, with 10-month-old twins Adama and Awa, refugees from Burkina Faso, in Tougbo, in the north of Côte d’Ivoire.

Inside Look: UNICEF's Role in the Sahel Humanitarian Crisis Nobody's Talking About

A conversation with UNICEF Côte d'Ivoire Representative Marc Vincent about building community resilience amid an influx of refugees from Burkina Faso.

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A mother attends a child nutrition class in Karamoja, Uganda.

Mothers, Community Volunteers First Line of Defense Against Child Malnutrition

A firsthand look at UNICEF's community-based programs in Uganda, helping to ensure children are eating a well-balanced diet of nutritious foods.

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On June 1, 2023, AlBatoul, 3, sits on her mother's lap in Dongola hospital, a UNICEF-supported facility in Sudan's Northern State, working through a packet of nutrient-rich Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food supplied by UNICEF.

What It Takes to Bounce Back from Severe Malnutrition: AlBatoul's Story

As violent conflict in Sudan continues, UNICEF remains on the ground finding ways to deliver critical supplies for children in need.

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A child with severe acute malnutrition eats Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food after a nutrition screening organized by UNICEF and partners in Sudan's Kassala state on May 24, 2023.

13.6 Million Children in Urgent Need in Sudan as Conflict Continues

UNICEF is delivering critical supplies and maintaining vital health care services for children affected by the ongoing crisis in Sudan. [VIDEO]

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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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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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