UNICEF in action

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An Ethiopian refugee who fled fighting in Tigray province sits holding a child in a hut at the Um Raquba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province, on 16 November 2020.

UNICEF Acts to Help Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan

As more and more people flee Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region, UNICEF calls for support to help keep vulnerable children safe.
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On 16 August 2020, Sebabatso Nchephe, 18, takes online classes and develops projects on her laptop, at home, a two-roomed shack she shares with her mother and two sisters in Ivory Park, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa

21st Century Moonshot: Reimaging Education by Connecting Every Learner

Calling for investment in quality learning and digital access to prevent a COVID-19 Learning Catastrophe.
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Dini feeds her year-old son Abdullah at their home in Paseban village, Central Java province, Indonesia.

Averting a Lost COVID Generation: UNICEF's Six Point Plan

Armed with new data, UNICEF urges global coordinated action in six key areas to protect today's children from potentially irreversible harm.
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Moharram Al-Oshari smiles at his 2-year-old daughter, Bulqis, who is being treated for severe malnutrition by UNICEF-supported health workers in Yemen’s Marib governate.

Five Years of War + Pandemic Sends Yemen's Malnutrition Rates Soaring

Yemen's malnutrition crisis prompts UNICEF to issue an urgent appeal for support. Nearly 325,000 young lives are on the line.
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Jawad, 22 (far right) and fellow Rutgers University UNICEF Club leaders at a UNICEF UNITE School Club event in Newark, New Jersey on March 4, 2020, just before the club shifted to virtual engagement to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus

Young Changemakers Are Shaping a Better World

Meet five young changemakers who are working with UNICEF to build a better future for all of us.
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On 3 October 2020 in Kenya, Cinderella Akinyi Othiambo, 22, washes clothes as her one-and-a-half-year-old nephew, Duncan Makoa, looks to the camera, outside her home in Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi.

Sanitation Is More Than Just Toilets

UNICEF and partners are working in more than 100 countries to improve water and sanitation services and basic hygiene practices.
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UNICEF's Young Supporters Take Action to Protect Our Planet

A trio of Houston sixth graders didn't let COVID-19 stop them from creating an original music video to raise awareness about climate change.
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Children sit on a beach house window ledge as Hurricane Eta approaches in Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on November 2, 2020.

Hurricane Iota Batters Central America

Already reeling from Hurricane Eta just weeks ago, children & families in the region are struggling to recover from a second deadly storm.
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Siblings Anwar, 9, Nada, 6, and Mohammad, 3, are growing up in war-torn Syria. A UNICEF-supported cash transfer program helps their family pay for winter clothes and other necessities.

A Brave Mother Fights to Keep Her Kids Alive in War-Torn Syria

Raising kids in a conflict zone means dodging bombs and cooking grass when there's nothing else to eat. UNICEF is helping families survive.
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