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Together with one million others around the world, hundreds of people gathered to light candles for children at the Candlelight Vigil held on September 23, 1990 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, in support of the World Summit for Children.

The Mother of All Summits

Looking back on the World Summit for Children, a landmark event in the battle for children's rights.
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Displaced by armed conflict in northeast Nigeria, Julianna, 13, is now head girl at the UNICEF-supported Kulmsulum School in Maiduguri, Borno State.

Women's Advice for Girls: Stay in School. Believe in Yourself.

Women of all ages share the hope that tomorrow's girls will be free to make their own decisions about their futures, and to live independent, fulfilling lives.

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HOW UNICEF SUPPORTS AND PROTECTS CHILD MIGRANTS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

Supreme Court Upholds DACA - Now, What Comes Next?

Call on Congress to provide permanent protection to Dreamers.
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Since 2012, UNICEF has supported the Government of Rwanda to build early childhood development and care centers for children up to age 6. Each day care or learning center hosts up to 200 children.

UNICEF USA Hails House Passage of Global Child Thrive Act

Advancing early childhood development in U.S. foreign assistance
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UNICEF Mexico Deputy Representative Pressia Arifin-Cabo speaks with a child at an encampment in Matamoros in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.

Children Seeking Asylum Deserve Protection

The U.S. must stop using COVID-19 as a pretext for deporting migrant children who have tested negative and pose no public health threat.
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How UNICEF Supports and Protects Child Migrants Every Step of the Way

Children and young people are entitled to the same basic human rights wherever they are, regardless of borders.
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International Day of Peace

UNICEF USA Celebrates International Day of Peace with a Virtual Mural

UNICEF UNITERS in Houston host virtual workshop to inspire creative expressions through 'ARTivisms'
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On 23 September 2019, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore joins hands with youth climate activists, prior to a dialogue at UNICEF House in New York City.

As Election Day Nears, Commit to Voting #ForEveryChild

Support policymakers who put children first: Plan your vote with UNICEF USA's Civic Action Center.
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A boy from the Miskito ethnic group in Honduras leaves Tegucigalpa for his home community of La Mosquitia after his parents lose their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Protecting Child Migrants During a Pandemic

How UNICEF is protecting children on the move in northern Central America, Mexico and the U.S. in the context of COVID-19.
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