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Refugee Dads Prove the Power of a Father's Love

Displaced from their homes by violent conflict, persecution and economic instability, these refugee children all have one thing in common: loving fathers who are determined to support and protect their children against all odds.

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Adolescent girls attend Karate class as part of a UNICEF-supported girls' empowerment program in the village of Madanpur, Jharkand, India in December 2016.

UNICEF and Dove Team Up To Empower and Educate Girls

Self-esteem and body confidence training helps girls around the world build self-assurance and reach their full potential.
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Lucy and family

Celebrating Lucy Meyer and the Special Olympics-UNICEF USA Partnership

An evening reception with family, friends and partners.

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Syrian refugee Shaheen holds his 1-year-old son, Mohammad, in Jordan's Azraq refugee camp. Mohammad was born in the camp's UNICEF-supported pediatric ward.

VIDEO: Born a Refugee

UNICEF and partners make sure that children in Jordan's Azraq Refugee Camp get the immunizations they need to stay strong.
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In May 2019, Congolese refugee Dieu-Merci Matala, 44, holds his infant daughter, Grace, near the Transnet harbor facility where he works in Cape Town, South Africa.

A Refugee Father Leaves Violence Behind in the DRC

Ten years ago, Dieu-Merci Matala arrived alone in South Africa, an asylum seeker fleeing from conflict and insecurity in his home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). "At first, I couldn't speak any English. Those days were so difficult."

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Syrian refugee Shaheen holds his 1-year-old son, Mohammad, in Jordan's Azraq refugee camp. Mohammad was born in the camp's UNICEF-supported pediatric ward.

Born a Refugee, Mohammad Is Growing Up Healthy, Thanks to UNICEF

UNICEF and partners make sure that children in Jordan's Azraq Refugee Camp get the immunizations they need to stay strong.
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Group MD Day

UNICEF UNITEs in Atlanta for Mothers

UNICEF UNITE Atlanta celebrated at Public School 404 in West Midtown and raised enough money to vaccinate 220 women and their babies.
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Adult Talks to Child

Gema Jimenez: Fierce Protector of Migrant Children — and Their Rights

UNICEF Mexico’s Gema Jimenez helps Central American migrant children build resilience on their difficult journeys toward a brighter future.
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Adolescent girls in Jharkhand, India, participate in a body-mapping activity, part of a UNICEF-supported program to improve menstrual health and hygiene and help girls stay in school.

UNICEF and Duke University to Team Up on Menstrual Hygiene

A new partnership aims to accelerate innovative, sustainable solutions to one of the biggest issues for adolescent girls.
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