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At a UNICEF-supported health facility in Port Sudan, a mother holds her twin daughters in her lap as both consume packets of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, a peanut paste UNICEF supplies to support the recovery of acutely malnourished children.

Child Malnutrition in Sudan: One Mother's Story

Arafa almost lost her twins to malnutrition. UNICEF is helping them recover — but much more needs to be done to aid other children in Sudan.

Whyy Mutumbunzou, 21, took her 1-year-old son, Ryan, to get his polio vaccination in Zimbabwe in 2023.

Keeping Children Safe From Polio in Zimbabwe

UNICEF works with Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care and partners including Rotary International to implement polio vaccination campaigns.

Hind, a 4-year-old refugee from Syria, is one of 130,000 children benefitting from the Haddi cash transfer program in Lebanon.

Tackling Child Poverty Around the World

A look at UNICEF efforts in Lebanon, Yemen, Madagascar and elsewhere to mitigate poverty-related risks to children's health, education and well-being.

Students attending UNICEF-supported EP Ngbago school in Rhoe, Ituri Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, include hundreds of girls and boys staying at the nearby displacement camp.

Community School in Eastern DRC Welcomes Displaced Boys and Girls With UNICEF's Help

One school's journey to accommodate hundreds of girls and boys staying at Camp Rhoe in Ituri, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [VIDEO]

Joyce Chisale smiles as she sits in a classroom at St. Michaels Girls Secondary School in Mangochi, Malawi, after receiving her scholarship through the K.I.N.D. Fund.

K.I.N.D. Fund Scholarships Change Lives in Malawi

K.I.N.D. (Kids in Need of Desks) Fund scholarships help students like Joyce Chisale complete high school and inspire other girls to dream big.

A UNICEF-supported community mobilizer prepares community members for a vaccination drive in Uganda.

Closing the Health Inequity Gap by Investing in Data and Technology

UNICEF and The Rockefeller Foundation teamed up to strengthen community-based primary health systems in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Students sit at their desks, provided by the K.I.N.D. Fund, at Kalima Primary School in Malawi in October 2023..

K.I.N.D. Fund Desks Help Students Learn in Malawi

The K.I.N.D. (Kids in Need of Desks) Fund, a longstanding partnership between UNICEF and MSNBC, is bringing quality education to students in Malawi.

Deborah, left, and her classmate attend Ngabu Secondary School in Chikwawa District in southern Malawi.

'I Am Human Like Everyone Around Me'

A K.I.N.D. Fund scholarship is helping Deborah, 15, get a quality education and challenge the stigma surrounding people with albinism in Malawi.

In Bertoua, eastern Cameroon, 23-year-old Houreratou Abdoulay cuddles her youngest child Awaou.

First Malaria Vaccines Arrive in Cameroon

With several other African nations set to receive doses in coming months, UNICEF heralds the start of a new era in immunization and malaria control.