UNICEF in action

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Lyuda stands amid the rubble of her school in Horenka, a small village in the Kyiv region of Ukraine. The building was heavily damaged by shelling.

Amid the Horrors of War, Ukraine's Children Yearn for School

After six months of war, thousands of schools in Ukraine remain inaccessible to children — some damaged or destroyed, others used in the conflict.

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The in-charge nurse at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda sanitizes her hands after attending to patients in the pediatric ward.

Report Finds Poor Hygiene at Over Half of All Health Facilities

Some 3.85 billion people globally are at increased risk of infection due to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene services.
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Children in Naseerabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan, hold UNICEF hygiene kits distributed after flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains devastated remote rural communities.

UNICEF Rushes Aid to Families Hit by Heavy Monsoon Rains in Pakistan

Flood-stricken families are struggling to survive as a climate disaster unfolds in Pakistan.
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Children sit at desks in a classroom of their school in the village of Olyzarivka, Ukraine.

Support the Children of Ukraine

UNICEF is on the ground helping the families and children fleeing Ukraine and those who have remained inside the country.
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Afghanistan Maidan Wardak Wardak Alisha Village

UNICEF Mobile Health Teams Reach Children in Need in Rural Afghanistan

Teams of health and nutrition specialists backed by UNICEF are bringing urgently needed services and support to remote communities in Afghanistan.

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Olesia of Kyiv kisses her teenage son, Matvii, who lives with a disability. The two spent the first days of the Ukraine war hiding in a basement.

VIDEO: UNICEF is committed to the children of Ukraine

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Olesia of Kyiv kisses her teenage son, Matvii, who lives with a disability. The two spent the first days of the Ukraine war hiding in a basement.

VIDEO: Blunting War's Impacts While Calling for Peace

Donate Now UNICEF: committed to stay and deliver for the children of Ukraine Donate today .
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Olesia of Kyiv kisses her teenage son, Matvii, who lives with a disability. The two spent the first days of the Ukraine war hiding in a basement.

Blunting War's Impacts While Calling for Peace

As war in Ukraine hits the six-month mark, UNICEF calls for an end to the violence and continued support for the humanitarian response.
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Children Walking with Box Over Head

Humanitarian Cash Transfers Provide Vital Aid for Ukraine's Families

Since the start of the war, UNICEF has distributed $125 million in emergency cash assistance to families with children in Ukraine.
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