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Koumba, Jean Uriel, Mariam and Yasmine jump for joy before World Children's Day 2020 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Listen to Young Voices on World Children's Day

Donate Now On November 20 — World Children's Day , UNICEF's annual day of action for children, by children — young people around the world will speak out on issues that matter most to kids — the right...

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Statement on 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

UNICEF USA congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
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A coordinator for UNICEF’s COVID-19 awareness program on the job in M-East ward-Chembur, Mumbai, India, June 16, 2020.

2020 Recap: UNICEF's Actions for Children in Crisis

As the COVID-19 pandemic raged and other emergencies flared, UNICEF and partners were there — working nonstop to save, protect and improve the lives of vulnerable children and families all around the world. A look back at UNICEF's impact this year.

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People watch the Humuya river flooding due to heavy rains caused by Eta Hurricane, in Santa Rita, Yoro department, 240 km northern Tegucigalpa, on November 3, 2020.

Families Take Shelter as Hurricane Eta Slams Nicaragua & Honduras

UNICEF and partners in Nicaragua have prepositioned supplies and developed a joint response plan to meet the needs of those affected by Hurricane Eta.

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Super Typhoon Rolly/Goni made landfall in Bato, Catanduanes, Philippines.

Typhoon Goni Makes Landfall in the Philippines

One of the worst storms of 2020 tore into the Philippines with intense winds at 5 a.m. Sunday morning.
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A pregnant woman in India waits to be seen by the hospital physician.

UNICEF Warns Pandemic Could Cause Spike in Stillbirths

With the release of new global data, UNICEF and partners call for collective action against a "neglected tragedy."
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UNICEF is vaccinating children against polio in Gonzagueville, a suburban of Abidjan, in the South of Côte d’Ivoire.

Hampered by COVID-19, Polio Eradication Persists

Like nearly everything else, the fight to free the world of polio has been hobbled by COVID-19. Though Africa's recent certification as wild-polio free is a milestone to celebrate this World Polio Day, severe challenges remain.

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In Afghanistan's Kandahar Province on March 8, 2020, a UNICEF-supported polio vaccinator marks a girl's finger to indicate she has received the vaccine.

Vaccinators Won't Stop Until They Eradicate Polio in Afghanistan

Donate Now After the wild poliovirus was officially eliminated in Africa in August , Afghanistan and Pakistan became the only countries in the world where polio remains endemic . A highly infectious...

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The World Health Organization declared Africa free of the wild poliovirus in August 2020.

Wild Polio Eliminated in Africa: A Giant Step Closer to Eradication

Vaccination campaigns disrupted by COVID-19 have resumed in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two polio-endemic countries in the world.
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