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A mother in Pakistan with her five children, all of whom were recently registered and issued birth certificates using a new digital registration service launched by Telenor Pakistan in partnership with UNICEF.

How UNICEF Is Leveraging Mobile Tech to Get Results for Children

A partnership that enables digital birth registrations in Pakistan.
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Primary school students in Aurangabad, Maharashtra state, India, after playing a cricket match organized by a UNICEF-supported program emphasizing social change through sport.

How Sport Drives Development — and Sets Kids Up for Success

A look at how physical play serves broader UNICEF goals for vulnerable children in education, protection, social inclusion and empowerment.
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UNICEF-supported polio worker Afia (name changed), 19, vaccinates a child in an old military barrack in Afghanistan in March 2018.

Immunization Under Fire

Almost 8 million unvaccinated or under-immunized children live in fragile or humanitarian settings, including countries affected by conflict.

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A UNICEF-supported health worker vaccinates a child against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) at the 9 Mile Health Clinic in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in March 2019.

Alarming Global Surge of Measles Cases Is a Wake-Up Call

More contagious than Ebola, tuberculosis or influenza, the potentially deadly measles virus is on the rise. Globally, measles cases increased by 48.1 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to data on 194 countries from the World Health Organization.

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Children in Aden, Yemen proudly show off the spots on their arms where they were vaccinated during a mobile Measles and Rubella vaccination campaign backed by UNICEF in February 2019.

Vaccines Save Lives

Measles was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. Now it's back and on the rise, fueled by vaccine hesitancy and a lack of awareness.
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A Syrian refugee crossing into Serbia.

Refugee Relief Guide: How To Help Refugees in 2019

A guide to UNICEF's work for refugees — and how you can help.
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Circle K International holds a week-long event for UNICEF's WASH

A collaboration between campus organizations at University of Houston raises awareness of UNICEF's WASH program
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Rivaldi, 13, was missing for three days after an earthquake and tsunami hit Central Sulawesi, Indonesia in September 2018. UNICEF Indonesia helped reunite him with his father, Pak Bakir.

Where Are Indonesia's Missing Children?

Six months after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Indonesia's Sulawesi, UNICEF is still working to reunify families torn apart.
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A boy reacts to a letter of support he received from a Mexican teenager at a shelter for unaccompanied migrant adolescents in Tijuana, Mexico in February 2019.

Tales of Love and Hope on the Migration Trail

Uprooted families from Central America share their dreams, and the treasured objects they carry on their journey.
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