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NBA All-Star player and two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol has been appointed as a Global Champion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity by UNICEF.

Fighting Childhood Obesity Is a Slam Dunk for NBA All-Star Pau Gasol

Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol has been appointed a UNICEF Global Champion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity.
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Informal settlements in Kampala City, Uganda, lack proper infrastructure and resort to using communal latrines.

Innovators Tackle Water and Sanitation Woes with UNICEF's Help

A look at some promising new solutions that are being put to the test in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and elsewhere.
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On February 25, 2019 in Bangladesh, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore joined a group of Rohingya children outside a learning center in the Kutupalong-Balukhali refugee camp in the Cox's Bazar district.

The World's Children Need Clean Water, Clean Air and a Safe Climate

Climate change has the potential to undermine most of the gains made in child survival and development over the past 30 years.
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On 6 September 2019, Benson Etienne, 15, rides his bicycle around the hurricane-hit Marsh Harbour, in Abaco Island. He was with his family in a two-story building when Hurricane Dorian slammed Abaco Island for 40 hours. “Now everything is destroyed, every

'Everything Is Destroyed': Dorian Survivors Face a Grueling Recovery

The clock is ticking for the 68,000 people who've lost their homes, loved ones and livelihoods. Here's how UNICEF and you can help.
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On 7 September 2019, in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas. In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, Torres, 10, talks to UNICEF’s Regional Emergency Specialist Hanoch Barlevi in his totally destroyed classroom in Central Abaco public school.

A Struggle for Survival in the Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian

Around the world, natural disasters are putting more children's lives at risk every day. Please help. PLEASE HELP Hurricane Dorian began its sweep through Abaco and Grand Bahamas islands on September...

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"Honduras needs you" says the sign outside the UNICEF-supported Belen Reception Center for Returned Migrants in western Honduras.

UNICEF Is Helping Build a Better Future in Honduras

Violence forces families and children to flee Honduras every day. UNICEF is working to make the country safer for all.
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The first shipment of UNICEF Emergency Supply arrives at the Nassau International Airport, along with IRC supplies, via UPS aircraft. The Bahamas. © UNICEF/UN0341905/Noorani

VIDEO: 1.5 Tons of UNICEF Supplies Land in Dorian-Devastated Bahamas

As families struggle to cope amid the ruins, the delivery of safe water supplies will meet the most urgent needs of mothers and children.
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The first shipment of UNICEF Emergency Supply arrives at the Nassau International Airport, along with IRC supplies, via UPS aircraft. The Bahamas. © UNICEF/UN0341905/Noorani

1.5 Tons of UNICEF Supplies Land in Dorian-Devastated Bahamas

As families struggle to cope amid the ruins, the delivery of safe water supplies will meet the most urgent needs of mothers and children.
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Young Boy Holds UNICEF Box

How UNICEF Gets Vital Supplies to Where They're Needed Most

It takes 48 -72 hours for emergency items to reach children and families in need. A look at the impact of UNICEF's supply operation in 2018.
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