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The World Scout Jamboree and Me

In honor of National Girl Scout Day, UNICEF USA's Comms Fellow Jen shares the story of the day she became a Scout

Looking Back at a Wartime Childhood in Syria

Donate Now Saja was only 7 when the Syrian civil war began. Only 11 when she was hit by a bomb blast during an attack on Bab Al-Nairab, her neighborhood in Eastern Aleppo. Saja lost her left leg that...

14 children smiling and playing outside in a sunny enclosed area.

10 Years of the Syrian Conflict: Challenges & Success for Education

As the Syrian Arab Republic enters its tenth year of conflict and crisis, children continue to pay the heaviest price.

Woman with Young Children Outside Tent Entrance

A Year of COVID-19 Inflames Displaced Syrian Kids' Wounds of War

After ten years of crisis, Syrian children remain at the center of the tragedy. Some 2.6 million have been displaced inside Syria; another 2.5 million live as refugees in neighboring countries.

A father and daughter from Argentina who recently received support from Jewish Family Service of San Diego, part of the Rapid Response Network working in the San Diego border region to protect the rights of asylum seekers.

Inside Look: Welcoming Asylum Seekers in San Diego

A Q&A with Jewish Family Service about their team's legal and advocacy work for families seeking asylum in the United States.

Najwa, 10, received new winter clothes from UNICEF in Hammourieh, rural Damascus in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Kids Born Into Syria's Decade-Long Civil War Need Help Now

UNICEF USA advocates from Indiana meet with former Congressman Pete Visclosky (D-IN).

UNICEF Supporters Reflect on Advocating for the World’s Children

The COVID-19 pandemic won’t stop UNICEF’s fiercest advocates from making their voices heard in the halls of Congress.

Man in UNICEF Jacket in Front of Ethiopian Airplane

Epic COVAX COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Continues

The race to end the pandemic is on, and UNICEF is playing a vital role in the equitable global distribution of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines.

A nurse at Buéa Regional Hospital in Buéa, southwest Cameroon, flashes a "V for vaccinated" sign showing that she has received a coronavirus vaccine.

COVID-19 Pandemic Hits One-Year Mark

On March 11, it will be a full year since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization — and well over a year since UNICEF launched its emergency response to protect children from the fallout.