UNICEF in action

Displaying 532 - 540 of 2042
several images of UNICEF Uniters

Celebrating some of UNICEF USA's Most Passionate UNITERs

Ten inspiring UNICEF UNITERs share how they're taking action to support the world's children.

Read More »
To protect fragile newborns from bombardment in Lviv, UNICEF transformed a hospital basement into a fully operational NICU.

Inside an Underground Newborn Intensive Care Unit in War-Torn Ukraine

To protect fragile newborns from bombardment in Lviv, UNICEF helped transform a hospital basement into a fully operational NICU. [VIDEO]

Read More »
Margaret Gwada of UNICEF Ghana assists a mother who has just received a birth certificate for her child at the Births and Deaths Registry in Tamale.

UNICEF: Pandemic Year 3 Represents a ‘Crucial Moment’

What needs to happen next to safeguard the health and future well-being of the world's children.

Read More »
Folk musicians in Rajasthan, India, sing a traditional song rewritten to convey key messages about defeating COVID-19 with the vaccine.

In India, Traditional Tunes Bind Communities Against COVID-19

How folk musicians helped boost vaccination rates in Rajasthan. [VIDEO]

Read More »
In San Julián, Sonsonate, El Salvador, a mother brings her baby to the pediatrician for a routine checkup arranged through Care for Child Development (CCD), a program implemented by UNICEF in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Strengthening Health Systems to Prevent the Next Global Health Crisis

UNICEF and partners reflect on the many lessons from COVID-19 in this Q&A.
Read More »
Davyd, 7, sits with his mother and uncle at a temporary shelter in a Kyiv church in March 2022.

A Child's Eye View of War in Bucha, Ukraine

Seven-year-old Davyd recalls the terrifying events of the bombardment of Bucha and his family's evacuation. [VIDEO]

Read More »
Dr Iryna Kondratova tends to a newborn in a patient care room

Hero Health Workers Care for Babies Born Under Siege in Ukraine

As the war rages on, babies keep being born. UNICEF is supporting the doctors & nurses who are giving their all to keep them alive. [VIDEO]

Read More »
Liudmyla Voloshenko, 41, combs her 10-year-old daughter Sonia’s hair in one of the trains that have become home for thousands of civilians in the Kharkiv, Ukraine metro.

A Child’s Life Underground in Kharkiv, Ukraine

UNICEF is helping to turn Ukrainian subway stations into emergency support spaces for children caught in a brutal war.

Read More »
child peering out a window in a darkened room

6 Ways Explosive Weapons Threaten Children

As armed conflicts move increasingly into cities and other populated areas, children are paying the price. [VIDEO]

Read More »