UNICEF in action
![OnJuly 8, 2024 in Kyiv, a child sits on a bench and cries as rescuers, hospital staff and volunteers clear rubble and search for people trapped under debris after an attack that hit Okhmatdyt Hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center.](/sites/default/files/styles/50_percent/public/2024-07/UNI608586.jpg.1100.jpg?itok=Woj_uY5j)
Hospital Attack in Kyiv Shows Nowhere Is Safe for Ukraine's Children
UNICEF is providing emergency assistance after the largest children's medical center in Ukraine was targeted during a wave of deadly missile strikes.
As Hurricane Beryl Hits Caribbean, UNICEF Is There
UNICEF and partners have pre-positioned lifesaving supplies and stand ready to provide emergency services to children and families in need.
![A peer facilitator displays materials from the Rupantaran tool kit provided by UNICEF to a class of adolescent girls in Nepal’s Maharajganj Municipality.](/sites/default/files/styles/50_percent/public/2024-06/_DSC4390.jpg.Nepal1100.jpg?itok=epct0lx_)
UNICEF and Zonta International Working to End Child Marriage in Nepal
The Rupantaran program offers life skills training to girls between the ages of 10 and 19, opening doors to a brighter future. [video]
![Ngozi Chike plays with her 6-month-old son Chidiebube at Otuocha Primary Healthcare Center, Anambra State, Nigeria, where the child received receiving a dose of Vitamin A through a UNICEF-supported program.](/sites/default/files/styles/50_percent/public/2024-06/UNI467224%20%281%29.jpg?itok=n4iosE51)
Driving UNICEF Impact for Children Worldwide: The Power of Flexible Funding
Unrestricted donations are the lifeblood of UNICEF programming — helping to advance toward multiple SDGs. How UNICEF leverages core resources.
![Displaced by the war in Sudan and separated from his family, Mohammed, 13, holds his beloved soccer ball in Gedaref.](/sites/default/files/styles/50_percent/public/2024-06/Screenshot%202024-06-26%20at%204.28.35%E2%80%AFPM.ESO_.png?itok=cMqatSPP)
For the Love of Soccer in Sudan
Separated from his family by Sudan's brutal civil war, a boy leans into his passion for "the beautiful game" to keep his spirits up.
![From left: Rajabu Vambise, 27, polio survivor and UNICEF-supported community worker, with a vaccinator during a polio vaccination campaign in Kindu, Maniema province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on March 30, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/50_percent/public/2024-06/UNI550112.jpg.DRCbanner.jpg?itok=QAkoi1R6)
DRC Polio Survivor Spreads the Word: Vaccines Work
Paralyzed as a child by polio, Rajabu Vampise shares important vaccine information with parents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [video]
Floods in Bangladesh: How UNICEF Is Delivering Relief & Protection to Children
Over 2 million people — including over 772,000 children — are feeling the effects of the country's latest climate-fueled disaster.
Africa's Forgotten Crisis: A Return to Education in Burkina Faso
With funding from Education Cannot Wait, UNICEF and strategic partners are getting girls and boys back to the safety of learning.
![A group session for refugee adolescents and parents in Armenia.](/sites/default/files/styles/50_percent/public/2024-05/UNI578837.jpg.ArmeniaBanner.jpg?itok=pNghh--v)
UNICEF in Armenia: Better Together, Today and Tomorrow
As an emergency unfolds in Armenia, UNICEF’s MHPSS programs foster long-term trust and resilience around a crucial element: community.