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New Friends: Romanian Children Welcome Ukrainian Refugees

For Ukrainian children forced out of their homes by the war, a warm reception from children in their host community can make a world of difference.

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A child receives a cholera vaccine during a UNICEF-supported immunization campaign in Chikwawa district, Malawi.

The Fight to Stop Cholera in Malawi

UNICEF is supporting an emergency response to a cholera outbreak in Malawi to minimize the impact on vulnerable children and families.
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After eight weeks of treatment with locally produced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, little Adifa was no longer severely malnourished in West Java Province, Indonesia.

Locally Made Therapeutic Food Saves Children's Lives in Indonesia

Indonesia's first locally produced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food is a breakthrough for treating the country's severely wasted children.
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Children play together at a UNICEF Child Friendly Space in Wedbare, in the north central region of Burkina Faso, in May 2022.

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Burkina Faso

As levels of violence, water scarcity and food insecurity rise, UNICEF is on the ground, reaching children no other organization can.
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Ukrainian children and teens ranging from age 6 to 18 participating in a sports activity as part of a UNICEF-supported mental health program in western Ukraine..

Sports as Mental Health Support for Ukrainian Children

UNICEF gives children caught up in conflict or crisis a safe place to play, where they can just be kids again and find a bit of normalcy.

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In Ethiopia's Somali region, Hafsa Bedel, mother of six, fears that she will lose more livestock in the coming months because of the long drought.

Years of Drought Pushing Families to the Brink in Ethiopia

UNICEF is working closely with local authorities to provide lifesaving assistance to families desperately in need.
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Mahjahben, 2, is being treated for cholera at a UNICEF-supported mobile health clinic in Gayan District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan.

UNICEF Providing Urgent Aid to Children After Afghanistan's Earthquake

UNICEF is working with partners to rush aid to children and families still reeling from the deadly earthquake that shook southeastern Afghanistan.

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A baby receives a routine vaccination at a UNICEF-supported health center in in Gonzagueville, a suburb of Abidjan, in southern Côte d’Ivoire.

Steep Declines in Childhood Vaccinations Prompt Call to Action

New data show immunization rates in 2021 plunged to their lowest levels since 2008. Why that matters and what needs to happen next.
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UNICEF Next Generation Global Principal Emily Watts Johnson bonds with a child during a program visit with UNICEF in 2021.

Inside Look: UNICEF Next Generation and the Power of Collective Action

A Q&A with UNICEF NextGen Global Principal Emily Watts.
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