UNICEF in action

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Two Children Posing in the Rain

Record Flooding in Vietnam Leaves 2.5M Children at Risk

The worst flooding in decades has displaced families and left people in urgent need of water, sanitation & hygiene support.
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Women Washing Hands

Making Lasting Change for Children and Communities in Sudan

Sudanese American Medical Association and UNICEF USA are working together to provide water, sanitation and hygiene programs in Sudan.
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Brothers Ahmad (left), 10, and Abdullah, 9, and their family, refugees from Syria, are facing another frigid winter in Jordan. UNICEF emergency cash assistance and winter clothing kits will help them survive.

Keeping Children in Jordan Warm, Fed and Learning This Winter

In the midst of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerable families across Jordan are bracing themselves for another harsh winter.

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16 Days of Activism to End Child Marriage

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a prime opportunity to galvanize efforts against injustice towards women and girls.
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On 16 August 2020, Sebabatso Nchephe, 18, takes online classes and develops projects on her laptop, at home, a two-roomed shack she shares with her mother and two sisters in Ivory Park, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa

VIDEO: Reimaging Education by Connecting Every Learner

Calling for investment in quality learning and digital access to prevent a COVID-19 Learning Catastrophe.
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An Ethiopian refugee who fled fighting in Tigray province sits holding a child in a hut at the Um Raquba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province, on 16 November 2020.

UNICEF Acts to Help Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan

As more and more people flee Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region, UNICEF calls for support to help keep vulnerable children safe.
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On 16 August 2020, Sebabatso Nchephe, 18, takes online classes and develops projects on her laptop, at home, a two-roomed shack she shares with her mother and two sisters in Ivory Park, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa

21st Century Moonshot: Reimaging Education by Connecting Every Learner

Calling for investment in quality learning and digital access to prevent a COVID-19 Learning Catastrophe.
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Dini feeds her year-old son Abdullah at their home in Paseban village, Central Java province, Indonesia.

Averting a Lost COVID Generation: UNICEF's Six Point Plan

Armed with new data, UNICEF urges global coordinated action in six key areas to protect today's children from potentially irreversible harm.
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Moharram Al-Oshari smiles at his 2-year-old daughter, Bulqis, who is being treated for severe malnutrition by UNICEF-supported health workers in Yemen’s Marib governate.

Five Years of War + Pandemic Sends Yemen's Malnutrition Rates Soaring

Yemen's malnutrition crisis prompts UNICEF to issue an urgent appeal for support. Nearly 325,000 young lives are on the line.
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