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Lina, 27 and her daughter Laticia, 20 days. “I had contractions at 7 months and was very nervous, “ says Lina. Widyani referred her to a gynecologist where she was prescribed medication to prevent premature birth and improve fetal health. Lina continued h

Midwives on Motorbikes Go the Distance for Indonesia's Moms

Raising families in remote regions can be tough, especially for mothers who must travel long distances to get their babies the health care that's so critical to the first 1,000 days of life.

Amilia Mathew, 28, with newborn baby boy Sulaiman outside his home in in Yola, Nigeria.

Amilia Escaped a Deadly Militia Attack — and Became a UNICEF Midwife

In 2014, armed groups invaded Amilia Mathew's hometown of Michika, Nigeria, brutally killing hundreds of civilians. Mathew fled 145 miles away to Yola, the capital of Adamawa state.

On April 24, 2019 in Cucuta, Colombia, UNICEF Communication for Development specialist Andrea de la Torre talks to children who recently arrived from Venezuela.

As More Venezuelan Families Flee to Colombia, UNICEF Is There To Help

With new groups arriving every day, UNICEF is amping up support for migrants, refugees and their host communities in Colombia.

On April 3 in Beira, Mozambique, a child receives the vaccine for cholera as part of a UNICEF-supported immunization campaign in the wake of Cyclone Idai.

After Cyclone Idai, an Emergency Cholera Immunization Campaign

UNICEF-supported health workers have vaccinated more than a million people in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

On April 28, 2019, Brazilian military firefighters rescue children in the Shibahuri area of Pemba, Mozambique after heavy rains poured down in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth.

Flooding Feared After Cyclone Kenneth Hits Idai-Ravaged Mozambique

UNICEF is supporting the emergency response and assessing the damage inflicted on a nation still struggling to recover from Cyclone Idai.

Children at a UNICEF-supported Early Childhood Development Center in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone

In Photos: Building a Brighter Future for Sierra Leone’s Children

Earlier this month, I traveled with a group of UNICEF USA donors and staff to Sierra Leone. Amidst a backdrop of the deepest poverty I’ve ever witnessed first-hand, I was heartened by two things.

Janaki Odh with her 16-day old baby girl Nisha in Joshibunga, a village in Baitadi District, far western Nepal. Sixteen days before we captured this story, she gave birth to a baby girl, Nisha. She had a home delivery, but halfway through she noticed that

In a Remote Nepalese Village, Motherhood Can Be a Matter of Survival

mothers prepare to have their babies vaccinated against measles, tuberculosis and polio, in Kalemi, Tanganyika province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),13 November 2018. Health epidemics were a major concern in the 2017 with 55,000 cholera cases—the h

In the DRC, a Mother Helps a Village Fight Polio

A Syrian Refugee, Making the Most of Motherhood

In Jordan's Za'atari Refugee Camp, a Syrian mother is raising strong, healthy children, with support from UNICEF.