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Fashion For A Cause: Washington, D.C. Youth Supports Hurricane Relief

Diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition, two-year-old Maria awaits treatment at a UNICEF-supported hospital in Juba, South Sudan in October 2017.

Nursed Back to Health

In South Sudan malnutrition and food insecurity have reached all-time highs. Almost 5 million people — half the country's population — are severely food insecure. An estimated 1.25 million people are on the brink of starvation.

An infant born prematurely receives treatment at a UNICEF-supported hospital in Sana'a, Yemen in January 2018. More than 3 million children have been born in Yemen since violence ravaging the country escalated in 2015.

VIDEO: Born Into War

Born Into War

Third Graders Take Over UNICEF USA Meeting on World Children's Day

By Tori Curbelo If you're reading this blog post chances are you most likely support UNICEF's mission of standing up for the world's most marginalized children. Like you, I also consider myself to be...

Twelve-year-old Sasha, left, walks to school in the town of Avdivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, November 2017. Because of shelling and lack of heat, his school is open only three days a week.

Scars of War

After nearly four years of volatile conflict, the scars of war run deep on eastern Ukraine's youngest citizens.

A father holds his infant son in San Salvador, El Salvador.

VIDEO: Building a Safe Home for Children

Poverty, gender inequality, and unsafe migration make children susceptible to trafficking.

Building a Safe Home for Children

The fight to end child trafficking is a crucial part of UNICEF's commitment to protecting the rights and futures of children everywhere.

Reshmi, 12, worked in a cotton field in Karnatarka, India until a program implemented in conjunction with UNICEF helped her and other child laborers enroll in school.

Demanding an End to Child Trafficking

We play a part in creating the demand for child trafficking, which means we also have the power to end it.