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The Future Is Calling but Not Being Heard: Representing Youth Voices at the Polls

Three UNICEF USA youth leaders share their thoughts about the "adultocracy" that is the political process and how they stay engaged on the issues.

Zulfiya, a student from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, completed the UniSat program launched by UNICEF in 2022 to equip girls to address air pollution in their communities.

UNICEF Equips Girls to Fight Air Pollution in Central Asia

A UNICEF-supported program provides girls with STEM skills and knowledge they can use to monitor and analyze air quality in their communities. [video]

Mohammad, 13, is comforted by a UNICEF staff member outside a shelter in Beirut for families displaced by war.

UNICEF: Risks Increasing for Children in Lebanon as Bombardment Continues, Essential Services Falter

UNICEF calls for children to be protected and the services they rely on safeguarded in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East. [video]

A mother and her children in Nepal, where UNICEF is supporting efforts to provide better outcomes for children suffering from noncommunicable diseases including Sickle Cell Disease.

One Mother’s Journey to Reclaim Her Life from Sickle Cell Disease

UNICEF is working to improve health outcomes for noncommunicable diseases, with a donation from Eli Lilly and Company. [video]

'I Voted' stickers and a sign that reads Voting Day.

Voting Stickers and Tough Conversations at Dinnertime: What Is Your Family's Civic Engagement Story?

UNICEF USA's Community Alliance for Child Rights VP discusses the role parents play in shaping the civic lives of their children.

An 18-year-old mother, who was raped by a man who later disappeared, with her 4-month-old daughter at a UNICEF-supported IDP site in in the Borena zone, Oromia region, southern Ethiopia.

UNICEF: Prevalence of Sexual Assault Underscores Need for Action to Protect Girls

Most childhood sexual violence occurs during adolescence. Targeted interventions are needed to break the cycle. A UNICEF call to action.

Payal Patel, who has developed a basket of affordable and sustainable menstrual products for women, poses with women and girls in Odisha, India.

We Deserve Better: How UNICEF Is Strengthening Social Protection for Women and Girls

A UNICEF initiative addresses barriers like poverty, underrepresentation and disenfranchisement that impact women and girls across the globe.

Heghine Ghukasyan, UNICEF Focal Point in Syunik, plays with Viktoria, a child displaced from Karabakh, in a child corner, part of a child-friendly space established by UNICEF Armenia in Goris.

The Transformative Power of Investing in Children's Mental Health

A look at a few different community-based solutions for children and caregivers in Armenia, Belize, Nepal, Ukraine and other countries.

Samer, 16, with help from UNICEF, makes reusable sanitary pads at his home in a displacement camp in Atbara, River Nile State, Sudan.

Breaking Taboos: One Boy's Mission to Support Menstrual Hygiene in Sudan

Meet Samer, who makes reusable sanitary pads for his sisters and other girls and women displaced by war. [video]