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A UNICEF Youth Advocate Looks Forward to UNGA 77

A UNICEF Youth Advocate attending the United Nations General Assembly shares the issues he is most looking forward to discussing.
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On Aug. 31, 2022 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, left, and Nina Sorokopud, Chief of Communication for UNICEF Ukraine, visit School #25, which has been heavily damaged since the escalation of the war.

Getting Ukraine's Children Back to Learning Is a UNICEF Priority

Thousands of Ukraine's schools have been damaged or destroyed in the war. UNICEF is helping children return to class safely. [VIDEO]

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The packing line inside UNICEF's supply warehouse in Copenhagen where School-in-a-Box kits are being assembled to be dispatched to Ukraine for children displaced by war.

How UNICEF Built a Supply Pipeline to Support Response to Ukraine War

A look at how UNICEF kicked its already formidable supply operation into high gear to meet the urgent needs of children and families.
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Seven-year-old Emilia, from Irpin, Ukraine, wore flowers in her hair on the first day of school at Januscz Korczak School #12 in Krakow, Poland on Sept. 1, 2022.

Ukrainian Refugees Head Back to School in Poland

Cut off from the lives they once knew, refugees from Ukraine need the comfort and stability of a welcoming school community now more than ever.

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A newborn undergoes phototherapy at a UNICEF-supported primary health care center in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh.

UNICEF on a Mission to Protect Children From Noncommunicable Diseases

UNICEF is strengthening health care for children and adolescents living with and at risk of chronic NCDs, with funding from Eli Lilly.
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A mobile health and nutrition team provides treatment to Internally Displaced People (IDP) at Waafi camp in Mogadishu Somalia on June 13, 2022.

More Humanitarian Aid Needed to Fend off Famine in Somalia

At least 730 children in Somalia have already died from severe acute malnutrition. UNICEF calls for more support to ramp up its response.
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On Sept.2, 2022, six-year-old Vaidya holds her baby sister Nera beside the temporary shelter where she and her family are living in Mirpur Khas District, Sindh Province, Pakistan.

Reaching Pakistan's Children as Floodwaters Leave Families Stranded

At least six weeks of relentless monsoon rains have left one-third of Pakistan underwater.

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Six-month-old Yehor of Ukraine looks up while crawling.

How Your Donation Helps the Children of Ukraine

UNICEF is on the ground providing urgent humanitarian aid and remains committed to mitigating the impacts of Ukraine's war on children.
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Importance of educating girls.

VIDEO: 10 Reasons to Educate Girls

UNICEF works closely with governments and other partners to clear the barriers that stand in girls' way, to keep them in school and help them thrive.

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