UNICEF in action

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Peterson, 15, lost an arm in Haiti's 2010 earthquake and lived through a second major quake in 2021. He receives counseling, nutritious meal and skill training at a UNICEF-supported IDEJEN center in Les Cayes.

In Haiti, a Young Survivor of Two Major Earthquakes Isn't Giving Up

A UNICEF-supported youth center in Les Cayes provides care and support for children affected by Haiti's 2021 earthquake. [VIDEO]

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In Malawi, UNICEF mobile vaccination vans deliver lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines and information to people living in hard-to-reach rural areas.

In Malawi, Vaccination Vans Protect Pregnant Women From COVID-19

Have vaccines, will travel: A UNICEF mobile vaccination van delivers to hard-to-reach communities in central Malawi. [VIDEO]

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Jeanine Nijimbere at her stall at the central market in Mahama Refugee Camp in eastern Rwanda in 2021.

Turning COVID-19 Skeptics Into Health Champions in Rwanda

Through radio and road shows, a UNICEF community outreach campaign shares information on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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School Children Hugging and Laughing

A Look Back: UNICEF USA Impact Through Advocacy in 2021

Year in and year out, UNICEF USA supporters pursue a more equitable world for children through advocacy.
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Boy Using Power Tools

Child Labor Robs Children of Their Future

UNICEF is on the ground in Yemen, working with partners to protect out-of-school children and help them get back to learning. [VIDEO]

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Girl Getting Temperature Taken

The COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids: What Parents Need to Know

Pediatricians from Massachusetts General Hospital talk about vaccine safety and COVID-19's dangers, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
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Nicole Angela Cariño, 17, her husband, Mike De Jesus, and their 3-month-old baby, Alia, set up housekeeping in a school classroom with several other families after Typhoon Rai hit Dinagat Island, the Philippines on December 16, 2021.

A Young Family's Struggle for Survival During Super Typhoon Rai

Families raced for shelter as the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in 2021 bore down on the country's southeastern islands.
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Child in a Life Vest

Celebrating International Migrants Day

International Migrants Day is a day to reflect on the ways in which we can cultivate awareness about the hardships faced by migrants.
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Health workers take a boat across the St. John river in Liberia to vaccinate children against polio.

Meeting Unprecedented Challenges Head On: A Look Back at UNICEF's 2021

This was the year of Mission Unstoppable, as UNICEF and partners rushed lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable communities worldwide.

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