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A UNICEF-supported Tech Palewi volunteer plays with children at the St. Augustine hotel for refugees and asylum seekers in Tapachula, Mexico, on January 30, 2019.

UNICEF Works With the Mexican Government to Protect Migrating Children

Migrant children should always be protected, stay with their famililes and be kept out of detention centers.

A health worker returns baby Aishat to her mother Hausa at a UNICEF-supported health clinic in the Muna Garage displacement camp, Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria.

TIME Reports: UNICEF Midwives Saving Lives in Nigeria

UNICEF USA and TIME fly into conflict zones for an inside look at how UNICEF midwives save and protect vulnerable mothers and babies.

In Ethiopia's Afar Region, a former practitioner of female genital mutilation holds the tool she used to perform the procedure.

Take Action to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation Now

FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women. UNICEF is fighting to end the inhuman practice once and for all.

How NextGen Makes Giving Back a Lifestyle

Leila Ladjevardian is what we'd call a, "True Blue supporter," here at UNICEF. Meaning she pours her heart into putting children first.

Friends play volleyball at Debaga camp in Iraq. UNICEF is working to provide counseling and education for young people affected by violence in Iraq.

UNICEF Is Helping Iraqi Youth Heal From Violence and Trauma

Iraq's next generation is scarred by a brutal war. UNICEF and partners are giving them the tools they need to resume their lives.

If Vaccine Rates Keep Falling, These Diseases Could Make a Comeback

We have reason to fear the latest outbreaks of preventable diseases: Vaccination rates are waning, and they are critical to disease control.

Rohingya girls sit outside a UNICEF-supported Learning Center in Balukhali camp for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh on 4 March 2018.

Here's How UNICEF Helped Millions of Children in 2018

In 2018, UNICEF and partners provided critical services for millions of children caught up in humanitarian crises all over the world.

Students attending class in an Islamic school in Biankouma, a village in the west of Côte d'Ivoire.

In Photos, 10 Classrooms From Around the World

Every week, children all across the globe pack up their book bags and head off to school. In the classroom, they develop academic and social skills they can use into adulthood and friendships that can last a lifetime.

Travelling to the Summit on a Budget..Part 2!

Interested in hosting an educational, panel event? Learn some tips from Georgetown University!