UNICEF in action

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In May 2019, Congolese refugee Dieu-Merci Matala, 44, holds his infant daughter, Grace, near the Transnet harbor facility where he works in Cape Town, South Africa.

A Refugee Father Leaves Violence Behind in the DRC

Ten years ago, Dieu-Merci Matala arrived alone in South Africa, an asylum seeker fleeing from conflict and insecurity in his home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). "At first, I couldn't speak any English. Those days were so difficult."

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Syrian refugee Shaheen holds his 1-year-old son, Mohammad, in Jordan's Azraq refugee camp. Mohammad was born in the camp's UNICEF-supported pediatric ward.

Born a Refugee, Mohammad Is Growing Up Healthy, Thanks to UNICEF

UNICEF and partners make sure that children in Jordan's Azraq Refugee Camp get the immunizations they need to stay strong.
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Group MD Day

UNICEF UNITEs in Atlanta for Mothers

UNICEF UNITE Atlanta celebrated at Public School 404 in West Midtown and raised enough money to vaccinate 220 women and their babies.
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Adult Talks to Child

Gema Jimenez: Fierce Protector of Migrant Children — and Their Rights

UNICEF Mexico’s Gema Jimenez helps Central American migrant children build resilience on their difficult journeys toward a brighter future.
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Adolescent girls in Jharkhand, India, participate in a body-mapping activity, part of a UNICEF-supported program to improve menstrual health and hygiene and help girls stay in school.

UNICEF and Duke University to Team Up on Menstrual Hygiene

A new partnership aims to accelerate innovative, sustainable solutions to one of the biggest issues for adolescent girls.
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Caseworker Simon Char is checking up on 11-year-old Diech Gwang in the Protecion of the Civilian (PoC) site in Malakal, South Sudan. He has been separated from his family for four years and Simon is trying to find out if his parents are alive.

Reuniting Families Split by War Is All in a Day's Work for Simon Char

Thousands of children have gone missing since civil war broke out in South Sudan five years ago. Separated from their families in the chaos of war, these children are desperate to be reunited with their parents.

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On May 5, 2019 in Atmeh, close to the Turkish border with Syria, trucks carrying families fleeing escalating violence in Idlib.

Giving Monthly Sustains UNICEF's Work in Syria's Ongoing Crisis

Steadfast support from monthly donors enables UNICEF to be there for children in need, whether they're on the front page or not.
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Rohingya refugee boys play on a muddy ridge in BaluKhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh in September 2018.

UNICEF Delivers Lifesaving Assistance to Rohingya Refugees

UNICEF is working to protect and support ethnic Muslim Rohingya families crowded into refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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International Day Against Homophobia

So That No Child Suffers Because of Who They Are or Who They Love

On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia, a renewed commitment to equal rights and protections for all children.
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