UNICEF in action

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Nelia, 18, is on track to receive her secondary school diploma at Mpamba Community Day Secondary School in Nkhatabay District, Malawi, with help from a scholarship provided by the Kids in Need of Desks (K.I.N.D.) Fund.

Scholarships Give Girls in Malawi a Way Out of Poverty

The Kids in Need of Desks (K.I.N.D.) Fund has raised more than $25 million to help students in Malawi get a quality education.
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A young girl caught in the crossfire during fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region recovers from her injuries at her home in Humera.

UNICEF Rushes Aid to Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan

A UN inter-agency response ramps up to assist tens of thousands of refugees fleeing ongoing violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
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Georgia State University UNICEF Holiday Gift Drive

Holiday tradition from the Netherlands inspires UNICEF Club Members to collect toys and supplies for children in need.
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Juana, 9, photographed with her mother and siblings at a shelter in Campur, San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.

Inside Look: COVID-19 and Child Protection in Guatemala

What it means to be a child migrant during a pandemic, & how UNICEF is tackling the issues that force children to flee in the first place.
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In Malawi's Ntcheu District, Wilson Kamwana, 84, far right, and his extended family use the $7 a month they receive from a UNICEF-supported unconditional cash transfer program to pay for basic necessities like soap, salt, sugar and school supplies.

Helping Grandparents in Malawi Raise the Next Generation

Small payments from a UNICEF-supported program give families in Malawi the flexible funding they need to give their kids a better future.
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Students take a break outside the UNICEF-supported Luwambaza primary school in Nkhatabay district, northern Malawi in 2020.

Desks Save the Day: Learning During COVID-19 in Malawi

Desks provided by the Kids In Need of Desks (K.I.N.D.) project help students in Malawi maintain physical distancing in class.
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A child is weighed at a health post in Sidorejo village, Central Java province, Indonesia.

UNICEF Magic Box Commended for Inspiring Kids to Be Social Innovators

The real-time data sharing platform, created in 2014 to assist the Ebola crisis response, is now being leveraged to help tackle COVID-19.
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A mother gives milk to her baby in the Kisham hospital of the Kishim district, Badakhshan province in the Northeast of Afghanistan.

UNICEF USA Applauds Passage of Global Nutrition Resolution

Congress prioritizes accelerating global progress against malnutrition.
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Having a desk helps students in Malawi maintain social distancing and prevent spread of COVID-19.

In Malawi, K.I.N.D. Is the Gift That Keeps On Giving

The UNICEF-MSNBC partnership that provides desks to Malawi students in need has become even more impactful in the time of COVID.
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