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Halim, 8, from Gayan village, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, lost his home and many relatives in the devastating earthquake. He and his family have nowhere to shelter and are sleeping under plastic sheets.

Thousands of Children at Risk After Earthquake Devastates Afghanistan

As the death toll rises, UNICEF is rushing aid to those in need in the wake of a powerful earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan.

People in a Canoe

1.6M Children Stranded by Flash Floods in Bangladesh

UNICEF is on the ground protecting children and delivering emergency supplies after catastrophic flash floods — the worst in 100 years.

A Rohingya refugee sits with two friends from the local Bangladeshi community — beneficiaries of a UNICEF program building social cohesion..

For UNICEF, Helping Child Refugees Is a Global Mission

Ukraine’s refugee crisis is but one of many examples of how forced displacement is endangering the health, safety and future well-being of children.

A father in Odisha, India, who receives early childhood care education with UNICEF's support engages with his young children.

In India, New Tools Engage Fathers in Early Child Development

A pandemic pivot by UNICEF and partners to provide guidance for creating a nurturing learning environment at home.

Oleksandr plays with his 3-year-old son, Leonard, in Kmelnytskyi oblast, Ukraine on April 30, 2022. The family fled their apartment in Irpin soon after fighting began.

A Father's Day Thank-You

Around the world, nurturing dads are working hard — sometimes in desperate circumstances — to help their children get a good start in life.

The outbreak of the war forced 16-year-old Oleksandra and her mother, grandmother and little sister to flee their hometown of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine.

Through Her Eyes: A Ukrainian Teenager's Video Diary

From bomb shelters in Zaporizhzhia to refugee life in Poland, 16-year-old Oleksandra's video diary offers a first-person look at life in wartime.

A boy plays in a UNICEF Child-Friendly Space set up for migrant children in Lajas Blancas, Darién, Panamá.

UNICEF in Latin America and the Caribbean

Some of the ways UNICEF and partners are delivering lifesaving aid to — and protecting the rights of — vulnerable children in the region.

UNICEF's newest Ambassador, actor Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy, After Yang), poses for a selfie with 12-year-old Rasha, a refugee from Syria, in Baalbek, Lebanon on May 24, 2022.

Justin H. Min, UNICEF's Newest Ambassador, Is Standing Up for Children

As a UNICEF Ambassador, actor Justin H. Min advocates for children and their rights — and sustainable, long-term solutions.

On May 24, 2022, 10-month-old Ubah is fed Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food by her mother at UNICEF-supported Dollow Health Center in Somalia.

UNICEF Treating Malnourished Children in Drought-Stricken Somalia

UNICEF is supporting nutrition interventions for children in Somalia, where severe drought has left an estimated 1.4 million children at risk.