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Ashwaq, 14, whose family was displaced from Saada, Yemen, carries water in the Khamir settlement in Amran.

UNICEF Report: Lack of Safe Water Far Deadlier Than Violence

Every year, an estimated 72,000 children under 5 die from illnesses linked to lack of safe water & sanitation vs. 3,400 killed by fighting.

Two friends share a laugh in Korhogo, in the North of Côte d’Ivoire.

Thank You for Stepping Up to Help the World's Children

COVID-19 made it harder to reach those in need, but UNICEF remains on the front lines, working in more than 190 countries and territories to save and protect the world's youngest citizens.

At a displacement camp in Al-Dhihar district, Ibb, Yemen, children celebrate the successful rehabilitation of the nearby water pump and the return of safe water.

Crisis in Yemen: UNICEF Meets Urgent Needs for Safe Water

A series of water improvement projects restores health and hope to long suffering children and families.

Supporting Refugee Students’ Education During COVID-19

Refugee students have stepped up to the challenges of the pandemic, showing remarkable resilience. Here's how UNICEF has helped.

UNICEF advocates for the rights of LGBTQ children and adolescents to grow up free from discrimination and abuse.

Queer During Quarantine: A Spotlight on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

In honor of Pride Month, UNICEF USA renews its longstanding commitment to protecting the rights of LGBTQ children and youth.

Three Malian girls pose outside the food distribution center at the UNICEF-supported Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania.

Schools Are Reopening. Where Are the Girls?

Ensuring every girl’s right to education is realized will require considerable resources, strong leadership and bold actions.

Crossing Mountains and Rivers to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines

Please Donate “I came here by road from Kathmandu, Nepal. It took five days to arrive at this place,” says Indra Kala Tamang, UNICEF Health Officer. Tamang is in Jumla, one of the most remote...

At the UNICEF-supported hospital in Pailón, Bolivia, frontline health workers who have received their COVID-19 vaccination care for their young patients with confidence.

In Bolivia, COVID-19 Vaccines for Health Workers Protect Patients Too

Health Workers Reflect on Nepal's Deadly Second Wave of COVID-19

Health workers on the front lines of the first and second waves of coronavirus warn against complacency and call for more vaccines.