UNICEF in action

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UNICEF and Rotary International-supported polio vaccination team in Benin.

Protecting Benin's Children From Polio

With support from UNICEF and Rotary International, health workers in Benin go the distance to ensure every child is protected against polio. [video]

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Anna, 14, wrote a prize-winning essay about social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access to Mental Health Services for Children Begins Locally: Advocates Can Help

Now's the time to speak out on behalf of investment in better mental health resources for children and adolescents. Here's how to help.

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A child hugs her father in the vaccination ward of the Justinien hospital in Cap-Haitien.

Surmounting Challenges to Get Lifesaving Supplies to Haiti's Children

Key supply chains remain strangled by armed groups, keeping millions of children at risk of malnutrition and disease. An update on the crisis. [video]

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Fourteen-year-old Doha and her family sought refuge in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

The Unheard Voices of Adolescents in Gaza

Children struggling to survive in the Gaza Strip yearn for a world "brimming with joy, free from violence and bloodshed."

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Siblings Eva, 10, and Misha, 6, refugees from Odesa, Ukraine, attend a UNICEF play and learning hub in Balti, Moldova.

Helping Ukrainian Refugee Children Thrive

War in Ukraine forced siblings Eva and Misha to leave everything familiar behind. UNICEF and partners are helping them adjust. [video]

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A child is screened for severe acute malnutrition in Sudan.

Acutely Malnourished Children in Sudan Need Urgent Support

Campaigns to curb child malnutrition through mass screenings, immediate referrals and treatment are underway, but more help is needed.

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On May 16, 2024, Bigom, an 80-year-old grandmother, was with her three grandsons when flash floods hit her village in Baghlan province, Afghanistan.

Flash Flooding Ravages Afghanistan

UNICEF is providing emergency aid to families swamped by heavy rains and flash floods in Afghanistan.

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Thousands of families once again fled their homes on May 1, 2024, following gang attacks in Solino, at the heart of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.

Crisis in Haiti: 'I Thought It Was the End for Me'

Surging violence in Haiti has forced thousands of families out of their homes, exposing displaced children to horrors no child should have to endure.

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A UNICEF-supported volunteer (far left) visits a family affected by cholera in Zambia.

UNICEF-Supported Community Volunteers Help Families Hit Hard by Cholera in Zambia

Local case management teams link vulnerable families to the resources and services they need to stay healthy.

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