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It takes Aysha, 13-years old, 8 hours each day, round trip, to collect water for herself and her family in Afar, Ethiopia.

How Long Does It Take to Get Water? For Aysha, Eight Hours a Day

In Haiti, Rosmaine Jean knows how to purify well water to keep her family free of cholera.

Our Hero: My Name Is Rosemaine Jean

Maria, 16 (on right), from Honduras travels north with her younger siblings, expecting to cross the border to the United States to reunite with her family.

Speaking Up to Keep Families Together

Whatever the immigration issues, separating children from their families at border crossings would be cruel and traumatic to them

A young girl washes her siblings in the shell of a damaged suitcase in the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, South Sudan, May 2017.

Safe Water in South Sudan Gives Women and Girls a New Lease on Life

After four years of armed conflict in South Sudan, the young nation's supply of safe drinking water has been severely disrupted. Water points have been damaged or fallen into disrepair.

Piedmont Hills Shares their Secrets to Success

Piedmont Hills UNICEF Club shares the ins and outs to hosting a large scale fundraising event!

Bringing Hope: The Legacy of Mickey Leland

Mickey Leland was a wonderful ambassador for the United States to the world’s most vulnerable people.

An infant sleeps in the neonatal intensive care unit at Assosa General Hospital in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia.

Every Child Deserves to Survive

Every year, 2.6 million newborns around the world do not survive their first month of life. One million of them take their first and last breaths the day they are born.

One World, Many Languages

ALEX AND ANI and UNICEF celebrate International Mother Language Day, and their partnership to improve multilingual education in South Asia.

Saima, 12, plays with other girls her age at a UNICEF-supported Child-Friendly Space in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan.

The Right to Play

UNICEF is creating safe spaces for children whose lives have been disrupted by conflict in Afghanistan.