UNICEF in action

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A child plays in a muddy road in the Kinama neighborhood of Bujumbura, Burundi after torrential rains flooded the region.

Severe Flooding Threatens Lives and Futures in Burundi

The torrential rains began in December, triggering landslides and massive flooding across northern Burundi, one of the world's poorest countries.

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Sergey, 15 lives in the streets of Odesa, a city by the Black Sea, Southern Ukraine.

UNICEF USA Statement on U.S. Decision Use of Anti-Personnel Landmines

UNICEF USA Statement on U.S. Decision to Allow Use of Anti-Personnel Landmines
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Children ride on the back of a truck heading out of south rural Idlib, northwest Syria, where escalating hostilities have forced some 875,000 Syrians to flee since December 2019.

Desperate Times for Children and Families in Syria

Escalating violence in northwest Syria amid harsh winter conditions has compounded an already dire humanitarian crisis in the country.
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On 12 February 2020, children peer out from a tent at a recently established informal settlement which continues to receive newly displaced families from southern Idlib and rural Aleppo governorates in northwest Syrian Arab Republic.

UNICEF Winter Clothes Help Syrian Children Weather the Cold

The war in Syria forced Reem and her family to flee their home seven years ago. Like so many other people who have been displaced by the conflict, they have found winter a recurring threat to their survival.

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More and more kids are demanding action on climate change.

Report: Time for a Radical Rethink on Child Health

The case for kid-centric solutions to the effects of climate change and other threats to children's health and development.
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Girls face many challenges related to menstrual health and hygiene, particularly when it comes to seeking — and completing — their education.

UNICEF and Duke to Accelerate 6 Solutions for Better Menstrual Health

How partners are working to advance innovations in menstrual health and hygiene management for vulnerable young women and girls.
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After helping secure their release, UNICEF works with partners to meet the children's basic needs, providing clothing, food and health care, and arrange for longer-term services to assist with the children's recovery and rehabilitation.

'If We Want These Children to Stay Safe, There Are No Shortcuts'

Lack of funding threatens to shut down a vital UNICEF recovery program for former child soldiers in South Sudan.
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Growing up in Jordan's Azraq refugee camp, 17-year-old 12th grader Bodoor studies hard to fulfill her dreams of becoming an astronomer and the first Syrian woman astronaut.

Growing Up in a Refugee Camp, Dreaming of the Stars

For children displaced by conflict, the world can be a frightening place and "home" a concept filled with longing and uncertainty.

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In Pakistan's Kambar District, UNICEF-supported "lady health workers" Jameela, right, and Shamul visit the village of Peer Go Goth to vaccinate women against tetanus.

Going the Distance to Eliminate MNT in Pakistan

Community health workers won't stop until they've vaccinated every woman of reproductive age against tetanus.
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