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Women in India's Jharkhand state are learning masonry skills and menstrual hygiene as part of a UNICEF sanitation program.

Building Toilets and Educating Girls About Menstruation In India

Trained as masons for a sanitation project, women in Jharkhand are changing the conversation about gender roles and girls' futures.

Mario (name changed) from El Salvador was detained in Mexico before being released and granted asylum with UNICEF's help.

A Path to Protection for Uprooted Kids in Mexico

It took about a year, but Mario, a teen from El Salvador, was eventually recognized as a refugee by the government thanks to UNICEF.

Children Uprooted: The Things They Carried

As children, many of us had a prized possession — but what if you had been forced to leave home suddenly, fleeing war or escaping poverty? Could you have brought your prized possession? Would you have found something new along the way?

Haneen, 5, in her new kindergarten classroom, built and equipped by UNICEF, in Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan.

Kindergarten Is a Safe Haven for Syrian Refugee Children

"In kindergarten, they teach us the letters and the numbers, and we play together," Mohammad, a wide-eyed 6-year-old, (below) tells a visitor to his class in Jordan's Za'atari Refugee Camp. "When I grow up, I want to become a policeman."

Yara, 10, still has her little doll from Syria in Za'atari Refugee Camp.

For Syrian Refugee Children, Poignant Reminders of Home

They have been through so much, and they have so little. Many of the approximately 40,000 Syrian refugee children growing up in Jordan's sprawling Za'atari refugee camp don't remember a time before Syria's brutal civil war began in 2011.

On June 4, 2019, 9-year-old student Wilker speaks with UNICEF Director of Communications Paloma Escudero in Petare, on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela.

UNICEF Ramps Up Humanitarian Assistance to Children in Venezuela

UNICEF and partners are working tirelessly all over the world to save and protect children. PLEASE DONATE As Venezuela's economic and political crisis continues, the nation's most vulnerable citizens...

“By becoming a father, you really understand what true love means. We (he and Milagos) thought we were in love with one another, but you can’t believe the amount of love that you feel by becoming a parent.”

Dad Tips for How To Give a Child a Happy, Healthy Start in Life

Father's Day advice from some of our favorite dads on quality time, learning to play like a kid and getting used to getting no sleep!

Zuliya Nboyo brings her son, Kayoka, 2. to a community health worker at an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Kalemi, Tanganyika province, Democratic Republic of Congo in November 2018.

An Ebola Outbreak Rages in Democratic Republic of Congo

As the first Ebola deaths are confirmed in Uganda, health workers in the DRC are under attack from armed militia groups & a fearful public.

children smile as they shelter from the rain in Balukhali-Kutupalong, a refugee camp sheltering over 800,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Your Monthly Gift Will Help Rohingya Refugees Rebuild Their Lives

Steadfast donor support lets UNICEF make longterm strategic investments to protect and sustain vulnerable refugees in ongoing crises.