UNICEF in action

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On Sept.2, 2022, six-year-old Vaidya holds her baby sister Nera beside the temporary shelter where she and her family are living in Mirpur Khas District, Sindh Province, Pakistan.

Reaching Pakistan's Children as Floodwaters Leave Families Stranded

At least six weeks of relentless monsoon rains have left one-third of Pakistan underwater.

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Six-month-old Yehor of Ukraine looks up while crawling.

How Your Donation Helps the Children of Ukraine

UNICEF is on the ground providing urgent humanitarian aid and remains committed to mitigating the impacts of Ukraine's war on children.
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Importance of educating girls.

VIDEO: 10 Reasons to Educate Girls

UNICEF works closely with governments and other partners to clear the barriers that stand in girls' way, to keep them in school and help them thrive.

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Importance of educating girls.

10 Reasons to Educate Girls

UNICEF works closely with governments and other partners to clear the barriers that stand in girls' way, to keep them in school and help them thrive.

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Ten-year-old Hibo carries water in a jerrycan to her temporary home at the UNICEF-supported Kaharey IDP camp in Dollow, Somalia.

Struggling to Survive Severe Drought

In Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the number of people without access to safe water has risen from 9.5 million to 16.2 million in just five months.

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Lyuda stands amid the rubble of her school in Horenka, a small village in the Kyiv region of Ukraine. The building was heavily damaged by shelling.

Amid the Horrors of War, Ukraine's Children Yearn for School

After six months of war, thousands of schools in Ukraine remain inaccessible to children — some damaged or destroyed, others used in the conflict.

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The in-charge nurse at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda sanitizes her hands after attending to patients in the pediatric ward.

Report Finds Poor Hygiene at Over Half of All Health Facilities

Some 3.85 billion people globally are at increased risk of infection due to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene services.
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Children in Naseerabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan, hold UNICEF hygiene kits distributed after flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains devastated remote rural communities.

UNICEF Rushes Aid to Families Hit by Heavy Monsoon Rains in Pakistan

Flood-stricken families are struggling to survive as a climate disaster unfolds in Pakistan.
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Children sit at desks in a classroom of their school in the village of Olyzarivka, Ukraine.

Support the Children of Ukraine

UNICEF is on the ground helping the families and children fleeing Ukraine and those who have remained inside the country.
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