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Young Scouts Lead Reef Restoration Project in the Maldives

One group's effort to conserve a coral reef demonstrates the pivotal role of young people in the fight against climate change impacts. [VIDEO]

Margot Friedlander, fifth from right in next to last row, and classmates in Berlin around 1930.

Forced to Flee, Yet Denied Refugee Status

"I don't talk for myself," says Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander. "I talk for the ones who could not talk."

UNICEF Ambassador Laurie Hernandez meets children in Lajas Blancas, Panama.

UNICEF Ambassador Laurie Hernandez Advocates for the Rights of Children on the Move

Laurie Hernandez is an Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, "Dancing With the Stars" champion — and fierce advocate for children's rights. [VIDEO]

Sara Bordas Eddy, Chief of Humanitarian Field Support, UNICEF Office of Emergency Programs, with children in Sudan.

Inside Look: How UNICEF Protects and Supports Child Refugees

A Q&A with UNICEF's Humanitarian Field Support Chief Sara Bordas Eddy about UNICEF's emergency protection work for children uprooted by conflict.

Students Dame Marie school in Grand'Anse, Haiti, carry UNICEF backpacks containing school supplies.

UNICEF's Urgent Appeal to Save Children's Lives in Haiti

UNICEF's emergency response plan for Haiti remains dangerously underfunded. What that plan looks like — and the cost of inaction.

A girl sleeps on her mother’s shoulder at a mobile clinic organized by UNICEF and the Ministry of Health for families displaced due to violence in Cité Soleil, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

5 Ways UNICEF Is Helping Children in Haiti

Violence, poverty, school closures and a resurgence of cholera and malnutrition are pushing children and their families to the breaking point. [VIDEO]

A little girl and her dad attend a UNICEF-supported early childhood development program in San Agustin, Caracas, Venezuela, on March 14, 2023.

Happy Father's Day to Dads Who Make a Difference

Caring fathers help kids grow up healthy and happy. Say thanks to the dad in your life with a UNICEF Inspired Gift of supplies for children in need.

On June 7, 2023, 7-year-old Anya and her family evacuate by bus from Kherson following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam.

UNICEF Providing Emergency Support Following Ukraine Dam Collapse

UNICEF is distributing urgently needed supplies and cash transfers, and reaching children on the move with psychosocial support.

For children and families in Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on June 6, 2023, is the latest crisis after more than a year of war.

After Dam Attack, Families Brace for Flooding in Kherson, Ukraine

Families are preparing emergency "go bags" following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine.