UNICEF in action

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OnJuly 8, 2024 in Kyiv, a child sits on a bench and cries as rescuers, hospital staff and volunteers clear rubble and search for people trapped under debris after an attack that hit Okhmatdyt Hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center.

Hospital Attack in Kyiv Shows Nowhere Is Safe for Ukraine's Children

UNICEF is providing emergency assistance after the largest children's medical center in Ukraine was targeted during a wave of deadly missile strikes.

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Young children gather outside their hurricane damaged home in La Fortune, St. Patrick, Grenada, on July 2, 2024.

As Hurricane Beryl Hits Caribbean, UNICEF Is There

UNICEF and partners have pre-positioned lifesaving supplies and stand ready to provide emergency services to children and families in need.

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A peer facilitator displays materials from the Rupantaran tool kit provided by UNICEF to a class of adolescent girls in Nepal’s Maharajganj Municipality.

UNICEF and Zonta International Working to End Child Marriage in Nepal

The Rupantaran program offers life skills training to girls between the ages of 10 and 19, opening doors to a brighter future. [video]

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Ngozi Chike plays with her 6-month-old son Chidiebube at Otuocha Primary Healthcare Center, Anambra State, Nigeria, where the child received receiving a dose of Vitamin A through a UNICEF-supported program.

Driving UNICEF Impact for Children Worldwide: The Power of Flexible Funding

Unrestricted donations are the lifeblood of UNICEF programming — helping to advance toward multiple SDGs. How UNICEF leverages core resources.

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Displaced by the war in Sudan and separated from his family, Mohammed, 13, holds his beloved soccer ball in Gedaref.

For the Love of Soccer in Sudan

Separated from his family by Sudan's brutal civil war, a boy leans into his passion for "the beautiful game" to keep his spirits up.

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From left: Rajabu Vambise, 27, polio survivor and UNICEF-supported community worker, with a vaccinator during a polio vaccination campaign in Kindu, Maniema province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on March 30, 2024.

DRC Polio Survivor Spreads the Word: Vaccines Work

Paralyzed as a child by polio, Rajabu Vampise shares important vaccine information with parents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [video]

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A girl stands in a flooded street in Sylhet, North-East Bangladesh.

Floods in Bangladesh: How UNICEF Is Delivering Relief & Protection to Children

Over 2 million people — including over 772,000 children — are feeling the effects of the country's latest climate-fueled disaster.

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Amadé, 13 (in sunglasses) learns how to vaccinate poultry in a program supported by Education Cannot Wait and UNICEF in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso.

Africa's Forgotten Crisis: A Return to Education in Burkina Faso

With funding from Education Cannot Wait, UNICEF and strategic partners are getting girls and boys back to the safety of learning.

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A group session for refugee adolescents and parents in Armenia.

UNICEF in Armenia: Better Together, Today and Tomorrow

As an emergency unfolds in Armenia, UNICEF’s MHPSS programs foster long-term trust and resilience around a crucial element: community.

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