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As Measles Cases Surge, Vaccines Are the Best Way to Keep Kids Safe

More contagious than the Ebola virus, measles is making a deadly global comeback, with devastating outbreaks in all regions.

Kids in Haiti collect safe water at a UNICEF distribution point following Hurricane Matthew, which disrupted supplies and put families at risk of cholera and other water-borne diseases.

For Haiti, Victory Is in Sight in Fight Against Cholera

With no new cases since February, Haiti is on the road to eliminating cholera once and for all.

On October 28, 2019 at a shelter in Hasakeh City, Syria, Amani, 12, takes part in game organized by UNICEF staff to help displaced children heal from trauma.

UNICEF Helps Syria's Children Heal From Trauma

Working with partners, UNICEF provides psychosocial support programs to help children recover from the terrors of war.

Andrea* fled Guatemala with her two toddlers and her husband, Cristian*, after he was threatened by a gang for refusing to collect extortion payments for them. (Names changed.)

Fleeing Violence in Guatemala, a Young Family Yearns for Safety

Central Americans targeted by gangs face a difficult choice: leave everything behind and start over, or stay put and risk death.

Ishmael Beah, author, former child soldier and UNICEF Advocate for Children Affected by War, holds a baby girl during a visit to Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 17 November 2019.

Standing Up for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Sierra Leone

Donate "When I was a boy, my father used to say to me, 'If you are alive, there is a possibility that something good will happen to you,'" former child soldier Ishmael Beah recalled. Beah was only 13...

Six-year-old Kadia is healthy, thanks to UNICEF Mali and partners and locally based Nutrition Support Groups. Chronic malnutrition in Mali's Sikasso region has been reduced from 35.5 percent in 2015 to 28.9 percent in 2019.

More Children Than Ever Need UNICEF's Support — and Yours

Donate In 2020, through no fault of their own, 59 million children will require humanitarian assistance. "Around the world today, we're seeing the largest number of children in need of emergency...

The K.I.N.D. Fund, a partnership between MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell and UNICEF, helped Joyce Chisale attend secondary school in Malawi.

The K.I.N.D. Fund Helps Dreams Come True for Students in Malawi

A longstanding partnership between MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell and UNICEF is educating and empowering Malawi's next generation.

NASA-NOAA image of Typhoon Kammuri nearing the Philippines on November 28, 2019

Typhoon Kammuri Bears Down on the Philippines

UNICEF is there for children whenever and wherever disaster strikes. As Typhoon Kammuri comes ashore, UNICEF stands ready to help.

Lucy Meyer, an advocate for children with disabilities, receives a warm welcome from children during a school visit in Kosovo.

Champion for Children with Disabilities Spreads Message of Inclusion

PLEASE DONATE Lucy Meyer, who has cerebral palsy, is an advocate for children with disabilities. She is also a five-time Special Olympics gold medalist in swimming. Having recently graduated from high...