UNICEF in action

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Mohammad, 11, and Reham, 9, stand at a food distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

More Than 13,000 Children Reported Dead in Gaza as Famine Nears

A new report warns famine is imminent as 1.1 million people — half the population — experience catastrophic levels of food insecurity. [VIDEO]

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Married at 12, Yousra, 16, holds one of her two daughters in Taizz, Yemen.

Helping Out-of-School Children Learn in Yemen

UNICEF catch-up classes help children like 16-year-old Yousra — married at 12 and a mother at 13 — fulfill their dream of getting an education.

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Sara, 5, and Waed, 12, with their mother Bushra outside a UNICEF-supported child protection center in Maysalun neighbourhood, Aleppo city, Syria, on Feb. 8, 2024.

UNICEF Won't Stop Helping Children in Syria

March 15, 2024, marks 13 years of unrelenting conflict and crisis in Syria. UNICEF is there, delivering critical support, but more funding is needed.

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Students attend a UNICEF-supported program in Cambodia.

Life Skills Programs Encourage Youth Engagement in Cambodia

UNICEF Cambodia's popular peer-led programs encourage young people to get involved in the issues that matter most to them. [VIDEO]

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- [ ] A 14-year-old student practices her coding skills at her junior high school in East Jakarta, Indonesia.

Shape the Future by Changing the Present for 600 Million Girls

UNICEF and partners are collaborating to transform the future of every girl.

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Child marriage is a human rights violation.

The Fight to End Child Marriage in California

UNICEF USA and partners like Unchained at Last are working together to outlaw marriage before age 18 — no exceptions — in all 50 U.S. states.

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Behailu Abreha, who heads up a UNICEF-supported hydroponic farming pilot project in Tigray, Ethiopia, tends to plants growing without soil.

Ethiopia Tries Hydroponic Farming to Improve Access to Nutritious Food

The UNICEF-supported pilot program seeks to help address rising child malnutrition as Ethiopia contends with drought and other crises. [VIDEO]

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Antima, 16, started her own small food business in Rautahat, Nepal, with help from a UNICEF skills-building program..

Building Brighter Futures for Girls in Nepal

The Rupantaran program helps adolescent girls in Nepal learn valuable life skills to chart their own course.

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Child washing at the water pipe

What's Next for the Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator

The unique partnership helped social entrepreneurs increase their impact for children.

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