UNICEF in action

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A child drinks water piped from a borehole rehablitated by UNICEF in Garissa County, Kenya.

UNICEF Helps Families Access Safe Water in Drought-Stricken Kenya

Prolonged drought across the Horn of Africa is threatening children's lives. UNICEF water programs are keeping children healthy in Kenya.

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UNICEF Philippines staff ready supplies for distribution.

UNICEF Assessing Urgent Needs After Earthquake Hits Philippines

UNICEF teams are readying lifesaving supplies to meet the needs of families affected by the magnitude 7.0 quake.
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Children Hugging

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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