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Valeria, 10, goes to a UNICEF-supported school in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where power shortages have forced teachers to shorten the school day.

In Venezuela, Hero Teachers Are Determined To Keep Kids in School

UNICEF is helping dedicated teachers make sure their students get an education in Venezuela, where daily life is more difficult than ever.

Josseline, 17 (left), Darwin, 16, and their friend Henry were targetted by bullies in Villanueva, Honduras. Henry committed suicide.

Young People Speak Out: End Violence in Schools Now

No one should be afraid to go to school. Yet for far too many students around the world, school is a dangerous place.

How Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Turned Kids into Global Citizens

The son of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF founders Clyde and Mary Emma Allison tells how the legendary campaign was born, and how it lives on.

Baby girl Harira, two hours old, was born safely in the UNICEF-supported Nana As’mau clinic in Yola, Nigeria in October 2018.

Saving Newborn Lives Is a Priority for UNICEF

UNICEF's global campaign, Every Child ALIVE, calls on world leaders, health care workers, communities and families to come together to provide affordable, accessible and quality health care for every mother and baby, starting with the most vulnerable.

Students leave the UNICEF tent after class finishes in Marawola subdistrict, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 11, 2019.

Coming Up for Air: Sulawesi Earthquake & Tsunami One-Year Anniversary

UNICEF has directly supported more than 1 million children with vital services — and will continue to help as long as the need remains.

NBA All-Star player and two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol has been appointed as a Global Champion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity by UNICEF.

Fighting Childhood Obesity Is a Slam Dunk for NBA All-Star Pau Gasol

Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol has been appointed a UNICEF Global Champion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity.

Informal settlements in Kampala City, Uganda, lack proper infrastructure and resort to using communal latrines.

Innovators Tackle Water and Sanitation Woes with UNICEF's Help

A look at some promising new solutions that are being put to the test in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and elsewhere.

On February 25, 2019 in Bangladesh, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore joined a group of Rohingya children outside a learning center in the Kutupalong-Balukhali refugee camp in the Cox's Bazar district.

The World's Children Need Clean Water, Clean Air and a Safe Climate

Climate change has the potential to undermine most of the gains made in child survival and development over the past 30 years.

On 6 September 2019, Benson Etienne, 15, rides his bicycle around the hurricane-hit Marsh Harbour, in Abaco Island. He was with his family in a two-story building when Hurricane Dorian slammed Abaco Island for 40 hours. “Now everything is destroyed, every

'Everything Is Destroyed': Dorian Survivors Face a Grueling Recovery

The clock is ticking for the 68,000 people who've lost their homes, loved ones and livelihoods. Here's how UNICEF and you can help.