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In Haiti, Alarming Numbers of Children Joining Armed Groups

An estimated 30 to 50 percent of Haiti's armed group members are children, a grave violation of their rights.

Children with their families sitting in the back of a truck during their displacement from areas witnessing an escalation in hostilities in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

Situation Dire for Children Under Attack in Gaza

Parents are struggling to keep their children safe in the Gaza Strip as the bombardment continues, pushing health services into collapse.

Taieba, 8, Mim, 8, Jannatul, 13, and Shahadat, 3, stand among what remains of their home in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, which was destroyed by Cyclone Remal.

UNICEF in Bangladesh: Helping Communities Slammed by Cyclone Remal

UNICEF is on the ground in Bangladesh, working with local partners to assist those impacted by a destructive storm. But more support is needed.

A health care worker follows compliance for labeling medicines at District Combined Hospital in Lodhi, Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Tackling NCDs to Improve Child Health Outcomes in India

Improved access to quality health care will deliver a better future for India's children, says Luigi D'Aquino, UNICEF India's Chief of Health.

UNICEF is on the ground supporting relief efforts as search and rescue operations get underway following a devastating landslide that buried an estimated 2,000 people in a remote part of Papua New Guinea.

UNICEF Scaling Papua New Guinea Landslide Response

UNICEF is intensifying its emergency response to a catastrophic landslide in Papua New Guinea's rural Enga province on May 24.

Parents and children head to a shelter ahead of Cyclone Remal's landfall in Bangladesh on May 26.

Cyclone Emergency in Bangladesh: UNICEF Is There

As Cyclone Remal batters coastal areas of southern Bangladesh, UNICEF stands ready to assist impacted children and families.

UNICEF and Rotary International-supported polio vaccination team in Benin.

Protecting Benin's Children From Polio

With support from UNICEF and Rotary International, health workers in Benin go the distance to ensure every child is protected against polio. [video]

Anna, 14, wrote a prize-winning essay about social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access to Mental Health Services for Children Begins Locally: Advocates Can Help

Now's the time to speak out on behalf of investment in better mental health resources for children and adolescents. Here's how to help.

A child hugs her father in the vaccination ward of the Justinien hospital in Cap-Haitien.

Surmounting Challenges to Get Lifesaving Supplies to Haiti's Children

Key supply chains remain strangled by armed groups, keeping millions of children at risk of malnutrition and disease. An update on the crisis. [video]