UNICEF in action

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Health care workers travel two hours by boat to reach Fulkakata village in Assam state, northeastern India.

Braving the Waters

Health workers provide services in hard-to-reach river communities in India, with support from UNICEF and the Johnson & Johnson Foundation. [VIDEO]

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Hosnia Abdul, a pregnant and lactating mother with a 1-year-old son, is screened for malnutrition during an antenatal care visit at UNICEF-supported village health center in North Delta, Kassala state, Sudan.

Inside Look: How UNICEF is Tackling the Global Nutrition Crisis for Women and Girls

UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Harriet Torlesse explains key findings of a groundbreaking report — and how UNICEF is advancing solutions.

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A child recovers from cholera at a UNICEF treatment center in Ethiopia's Oromia Region.

UNICEF Fights Fast-Spreading Cholera Outbreaks in Africa

Cholera cases are on the rise in eastern and southern Africa, leaving 28.4 million people in need across 11 countries. [VIDEO]

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Children in Mazhar District, Raymah Governorate, Yemen, get health care services provided by a UNICEF-supported mobile clinic.

After 8 Years of War, 11M Children in Yemen Need Humanitarian Aid

Almost a decade of conflict has devastated the lives of millions of children in Yemen. UNICEF and partners are providing humanitarian aid. [VIDEO]

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This 16-year-old was one of many girls prohibited from attending Rabia Balkhi High School in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan's Girls Need To Be in School

UNICEF is calling on Afghanistan's de facto authorities to allow girls to return to high school immediately. [VIDEO]

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Nine-month-old Nour is treated for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported health center in Sana'a, Yemen.

This Ramadan, Children in Yemen Are Struggling to Survive

More than 70 percent of Yemen's population, including 12.9 million children, need humanitarian aid. UNICEF is working to save lives.

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A young boy collects what little water he can from a dried up riverbed in Dollow Somalia, where severe drought has taken hold..

UNICEF: Water Crises Pose Triple Threat to 190M Children Worldwide

Devastating impacts of water-related crises on children calls for greater investment in climate-resilient WASH services. [VIDEO]

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A child drinks from a tap at Barilays IDP site where UNICEF provides water to drought-affected communities, Somali region Ethiopia.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Water

How unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene put children at risk.

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A young mother sits with her 2-month-old son and 22-month-old daughter Marie, who is being treated for severe acute malnutrition, outside their room at the UNICEF-supported nutrition center at Saint Jean de Dieu Hospital, Tanguiéta, northern Benin.

UNICEF: 10M Children in Extreme Jeopardy in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

UNICEF explains the urgent and growing humanitarian needs in the central Sahel region of Africa as problems spill into neighboring countries.

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