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  • PROTECTION

    Children on the run

    Children on the run

    More than seven million children are refugees, and a new report by UNHCR says global forced displacement is the highest it’s been for 18 years.

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  • SYRIA CRISIS

    Amid crisis, a space for adolescents

    Amid crisis, a space for adolescents

    An adolescent-friendly centre in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic, proves a popular retreat for the adolescents who frequent the centre and its young volunteers, alike.

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    Largest ever appeal to help Syrians
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  • SPECIAL REPORTS

    Equity, innovation, efficiency, transparency

    Equity, innovation, efficiency, transparency

    Today, Executive Director Anthony Lake introduced his annual report to the UNICEF Executive Board on the first day of its 2013 annual session.

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  • UNITE FOR CHILDREN, UNITE AGAINST AIDS

    "Always there for them"

    "Always there for them"

    Head of an adolescent clinic in Port-au-Prince Dr. Rachel Bertrand is on a mission to improve the care of HIV-positive children and young adults in Haiti.

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    Option B+ - for a generation born HIV free in Malawi
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  • NUTRITION

    A strike against chronic malnutrition

    A strike against chronic malnutrition

    Jacqueline Bangirinama knows hunger. As part of a multi-sector plan to reduce Burundi’s high rate of chronic malnutrition, she is learning how to fight it.

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    Angola: Fighting malnutrition one family at a time

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  • The State of the World's Children 2013

    School of Hope

    School of Hope

    In 1994, a headmaster and a cadre of teachers scoured the streets of Bamako for children with impaired hearing. Today, the School of Hope boasts 160 pupils.

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    Georgia: "She could express her joy"

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  • EMERGENCIES AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION

    Building blocks for a better future

    Building blocks for a better future

    Children in Haiti are discovering new ways to play – and to learn – with the introduction of an innovative playground.

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    Turkey: A new life and a new school

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  • GOODWILL AMBASSADORS & ADVOCATES

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  • UNICEF PUBLICATIONS

    The State of the World’s Children

    UNICEF’s flagship report for 2012: ‘Children in an Urban World’.
     

    Humanitarian Action for Children

    Details on UNICEF's response to complex emergencies: ‘Building Resilience’.

    Progress for Children

    Report cards on strides made toward child rights and well-being worldwide.
     

    UNICEF Annual Report

    Details on UNICEF’s results for children and global challenges faced last year.
     

  • PARTNERS IN ACTION

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