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Baby Francisco smiles as people displaced by Cyclone Idai celebrate the arrival of food packages at a UNICEF-supported relief center in Beira, Mozambique on April 18, 2019.

Thank You for Standing Up for the World's Children

Last year, UNICEF responded to nearly 300 humanitarian emergencies in 90 countries and operated ongoing programs in more than 190 countries and territories to save and protect the world's youngest citizens.

Lund International supports UNICEF and the victims of Cyclone Idai

Employees of Lund International activated to support UNICEF's work in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

Migrant children in the U.S. lack protection and services needed to ensure their wellbeing

A Girl's Death Spotlights the Dangers Facing Migrant Children

A toddler dies on the border as reports of migrant children held in unsafe U.S. facilities spark demands for action to keep children safe.

A boy washes in Balukhali, part of the refugee camp sheltering over 800,000 Rohingya refugees, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

A Deep Dive Into Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

New research presents a global picture of who has access to safe services — and who doesn't — revealing persistent inequalities.

Woman Stands in Front of Room Full of Beds

Jacqueline Tchebemou: Saving CAR's "Forgotten" Malnourished Children

To much of the world, the conflict that has terrorized the people of the Central African Republic (CAR) since 2012 is a forgotten crisis. But to the 43,000 children of the nation who are suffering...

A UNICEF-supported medical supply delivery drone takes off from the Kasungu airstrip in central Malawi in 2019.

Long-Range Drones Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Areas of Malawi

The UNICEF Humanitarian Drone Corridor in Malawi is a testing ground for innovative drone projects that can help save lives.

Women in India's Jharkhand state are learning masonry skills and menstrual hygiene as part of a UNICEF sanitation program.

Building Toilets and Educating Girls About Menstruation In India

Trained as masons for a sanitation project, women in Jharkhand are changing the conversation about gender roles and girls' futures.

Mario (name changed) from El Salvador was detained in Mexico before being released and granted asylum with UNICEF's help.

A Path to Protection for Uprooted Kids in Mexico

It took about a year, but Mario, a teen from El Salvador, was eventually recognized as a refugee by the government thanks to UNICEF.

Children Uprooted: The Things They Carried

As children, many of us had a prized possession — but what if you had been forced to leave home suddenly, fleeing war or escaping poverty? Could you have brought your prized possession? Would you have found something new along the way?