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On September 27, 2019, a boy has his mid-upper arm circumference measured by a health worker at a UNICEF-supported community outreach medical center near the village of Mecufi in northern Mozambique.

The Battle to End Undernutrition, Obesity and Hidden Hunger

Despite progress, 1 in 3 children under age 5 is malnourished. Here's how UNICEF is taking on a broken food system to help children thrive.

Alimatou Goïta, 2, benefits from home fortification food supplements with micronutrient powders through a UNICEF-supported program in Mali.

To Improve Kids' Nutrition, a Little Sprinkle Goes a Long Way

Fighting hidden hunger: the role of micronutrient powders in UNICEF's global strategy against malnutrition.

Akosusu Siska kisses her one day old baby, Reagen, in the UNICEF-supported Jules Chevalier clinic in Mbandaka, Équateur Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Democratic Republic of the Congo Eliminates MNT

Babies in the DRC are no longer at risk of contracting tetanus, thanks to immunization and education campaigns by UNICEF and partners.

A Syrian girl cries upon her arrival in Hassakeh city after fleeing Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern towns along the Turkish border on October 10, 2019.

UNICEF Urges All Parties to Protect Children in Syria

As violence escalates in northeastern Syria, many children are at imminent risk of injury, death and displacement.

International Day of the Girl

This International Day of the Girl, let's make sure we keep girls in school!

A UNICEF-supported program linking soccer and academics in Niamey, Niger keeps teenagers like Pascaline in school.

Using Soccer to End Child Marriage in Niger

Childhood hasn't been easy for Pascaline, a teenager in Lacouroussou, a poor neighborhood of Niger's capital, Niamey. Her three older brothers have all moved out of the house. Longstanding social...

In Photos: Migration's Searing Impact on Children

The World Press Photo Foundation and UNICEF jointly present an exhibition of photographs that illustrate the physical, emotional and psychological impact of migration on children around the world.

Yasmin (left), 12, a Bangladeshi national, and Showkat, 15, a Rohingya refugee, both attend a UNICEF-supported adolescent club in Lambasia refugee camp, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on 24 June 2019.

Youth Clubs Help Rohingya Children Cope With Problems in Refugee Camps

UNICEF-supported clubs give adolescents a forum to discuss personal safety, early marriage and the dangers of drugs and trafficking.

UNICEF Market Helps Supergirl-Silversmiths Shine

Thanks to entrepreneur training and access to a global market, the Jalapa Girls Silversmiths are confident in themselves and their futures.