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The promise of equity

UNICEF works to give a fair chance in life to every child, everywhere, especially the most disadvantaged.

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Our story: Every child

Focusing first on the children left furthest behind was at the heart of UNICEF's work in 2014.

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Children need your help

Children worldwide need your help right now. Please donate what you can today.

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Thousands still need care

Nearly 23,000 children who lost one or both parents or primary caregivers to Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will continue to need care and support, UNICEF said as it welcomed the declaration there are no more cases in West Africa. Read more.

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Too weak to smile

A relief convoy to a Syrian town cut off by conflict finds residents barely surviving – a shock even to aid workers who see suffering every day. >

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In conflict, out of school

In 22 countries affected by conflict, nearly a quarter of the 109 million children of primary and lower secondary-school age are missing out on their education. Learn more >

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Childhood lost

Amid the uncertainty of a long journey to find refuge, it is small comforts that can help children find solace from their distress – and hold on to their childhood. Follow some cherished toys accompanying refugee and migrant children to Europe. >

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Partners in nutrition

What does it take to improve nutrition security? Check in on a joint EU–UNICEF initiative to tackle undernutrition in five Asian and four African countries. >

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Our priorities for children

A child in a highchair is fed a spoonful of food, in the Philippines

Child survival and development

Watch: Duck eggs help mothers feed malnourished children, in the Philippines

A dormitory room at the Eden reception centre for migrants, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Protection and social inclusion

Read: The quiet crisis

A group of small children running down a hillside, in Rwanda

Education

Check out: Opening a new Early Childhood Development centre, in Rwanda

A boy in a blue football jersey eyes a soccer ball above his head as his friends look on, in Nigeria

Emergency aid and humanitarian action

Read: In Nigeria, a family reunion and a new school

Children are at the heart of our work

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham meets children receiving treatment for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported hospital in Papua New Guinea

Goodwill Ambassadors

David Beckham sees how his Fund is helping children in Papua New Guinea

A group of children, United Republic of Tanzania

Data on children

The State of the World's Children 2015: Reimagine the future

Serbia, 2015: Women and small children get warm at a stove in a UNICEF child-friendly space in the border town of Preševo

A picture equals…

Photo of the week: Joining forces for refugee and migrant children

Three young women sitting together, National Youth Service Corps members who have just signed up for U-Report, in Abuja, Nigeria

Innovate for children

U-Report Nigeria first country to reach 1 million responders

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For young people

Voices of Youth

For young people interested in discussing social issues
Adolescent participation

Read about programmes being launched and led by adolescents
Make it yourself

Watch some one-minute videos – made by young people all over the world

For researchers

Innovation

UNICEF and partners find simple and cost-effective ways to improve the lives of children
Knowledge

UNICEF’s field work and evidenced-based publications provide state-of-the-art knowledge and information
Information

Statistics, measurement and data are the heart of our work – get the facts!
Transparency

UNICEF reports on what worked and what didn’t
Research in progress
UNICEF’s Office of Research identifies and researches current and future areas of UNICEF’s work

For partners

Trust, reach and progress for children

UNICEF enhances its work with partners around the world
Civil society

UNICEF works with NGOs, national committees and advocates
Public sector alliances

Governments, other UN agencies and institutions are crucial
Religious communities

Religious communities offer vital links to children in need
Corporations

UNICEF collaborates with business and companies to improve children’s lives

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Opportunities around the world

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Smart learning

Looking for a different kind of internship? Consider spending some time with UNICEF
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Wondering who works for UNICEF and what it’s like? Check out these profiles.

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UNICEF reaches children in emergencies

Migrant and refugee crisis in Europe

As increasing numbers of people enter and move through Europe, the need to protect all children is urgent

Ebola

UNICEF scales up its response to protect health workers and families

Central African Republic

Learn how UNICEF is responding to this complex humanitarian and protection crisis

Iraq

Humanitarian aid reaches children who are increasingly at risk, in multiple overlapping crises

South Sudan

Rapid response missions reach hundreds of thousands of people displaced by violence

Syrian crisis

UNICEF is committed to keeping Syrian children from becoming a ‘lost generation’

Yemen

Amid conflict, children and women in desperate need of life-saving assistance

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A young Iraqi refugee girl wears a Dora the Explorer winter hat, in Presevo, Serbia

A bear hug from Aysha

“I’m eight,” Farah said holding up her two open palms, with two fingers folded. “I’m in second grade,” she added with a huge smile. She then declared that she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up and when I asked why, she threw me a puzzled look.

A mother and her children in Gadid camp for internally displaced persons, in Somalia

Hunger still stalks Somali children

With so much of the world focused on war, terrorism and the plight of a seemingly endless stream of refugees, it is no surprise that the plight of Somali children has been largely forgotten.

Graffiti in the Syrian city of Homs reads 'Back to Homs', with images of an airplane and a hot air balloon

A return to the Old City of Homs

It had been four years since I last visited Homs. I arrived with mixed feelings about being in my hometown; the familiarity of the place was overcome by the new faces and features of the city.

A chalkboard in a classroom shows various basic mathematical equations

Can data help end corporal punishment?

As a UNICEF communicator I’d bet that the widespread acceptance of corporal punishment – spanking, slapping, hitting, etc., a practice that seems to cross all boundaries – is one of the toughest challenges we face.

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