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Dr. Almira Aldasheva has been working in the regional hospital in the Issyk-Kul region since 1982, for more than ten years as director. She describes July 2020, without a doubt, as one of the most challenging times in her life as a health worker.

"We cannot do miracles without medicines"

Essential medicines, worth $100,000, funded by the European Union and supported by UNICEF, have been distributed for the Ministry of Health and Social Devel

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Burundi: when a birth certificate can change your life

Imagine not receiving medical care because you were not registered at birth.

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How EU and UNICEF are helping children in Tajikistan

How EU and UNICEF are helping children in Tajikistan to access basic services

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A woman sits in front of a laptop. The laptop was funded by the European Union.

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New tech for schools in Ukraine lets children tap into educa

Amid the ongoing conflict and COVID-19 pandemic, laptops and tablets have become a crucial tool for teachers in eastern Ukraine

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Arts project gives a voice to teens in Ukraine’s conflict zo

Children in Ukraine’s conflict-torn Donetsk and Luhansk regions endure constant stress. Through games and art, a new project helps children to cope.

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Noah Urrea, a 10 years old boy is studying at home, in Abidjan, in the South of Côte d'Ivoire. In Côte d'Ivoire, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, started a project "School at home". Videos of teachers teaching were produced and will be broadcast on National television, during the period of isolation due to COVID-19. For every child, education.

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We must get children back to learning

A global joint op-ed by the EU and UNICEF on education for children

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Young people participate in the legal aid clinic set up by three friends from Mariupol State University that aims to help people to rebuild their lives without being afraid of the financial implications.

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Funds help lawyers to fight for vulnerable in Ukraine

Law students set up a legal aid clinic in Mariupol

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Un enfant se lave les main dans une station de lavage des mains su site de SEGA.

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L'eau propre: un allié clé contre la COVID-19

RCA : l'eau propre joue un rôle clé pour aider les enfants à rester en bonne santé pendant la COVID-19

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N'djamena is covered with posters to fight COVID-19

Scouts and Guides criss-cross the city to display the posters

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Distribution of masks and soap at a stand in Nigeria

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Youth in Nigeria help with reusable facemasks and soap

Making reusable facemasks and soap- An opportunity for conflict affected youth in Nigeria

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(From left to the right) Eyniyad, Cihad, and Gaffur watching Muhtemen showing how he jumps while counting the numbers in Turkish at their house in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.

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What is the one thing that even a bomb cannot destroy?

The Matar family is benefitting from the Conditional Cash Transfer for Education (CCTE) Programme

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On 6 March 2020, children play in the Reception and Identification Centre at Vathi, on the island of Samos, in Greece.

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Together for #ChildrenUprooted in COVID-19 times

UNICEF Executive Director & EU Commissioner for Home Affairs on COVID-19 and children uprooted

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Khadija’s bright smile can light a room but, until two years ago, the 12-year old struggled to find reasons to be happy. As one of the 132 million girls out of school globally, Khadija was convinced that she had missed her opportunity to receive an education and achieve her dreams. She is from the Dom community, a highly vulnerable group in Jordan, and growing up she faced multiple barriers to her education. A recent survey by UNICEF found that 1 in every 4 Dom children are not attending school.

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A reason to smile again – empowering girls through education

Makani centres provide vulnerable children with a safe space to learn, make friends, and belong

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Amissatou Maïga, 20, receives a ration of ready-to-use therapeutic foods at ASCOTAMB Mossinkore, the community health center in downtown Mopti, central Mali.

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Getting malnourished children in Mali onto recovery

In 2019, EU humanitarian aid helped UNICEF treat more than 22,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Mali.

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On 24 February 2019 in Bangladesh, a girl studies with new UNICEF-supported learning materials in class of level 4-5 in a learning centre in Camp 18 Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar.

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Online debate “A new era for girls

UN Women, Plan International and UNICEF came together - online - to talk about the challenges ahead to realise gender equality

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Lejla has acted as a guardian to approximately 400 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in 2019.

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Refugee and migrant children in Bosnia determined to succeed

After long dangerous journeys alone, refugee and migrant children in Bosnia determined to succeed

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Articles and stories about UNICEF's joint work with the European Union

"We cannot do miracles without medicines"

Burundi: when a birth certificate can change your life

How EU and UNICEF are helping children in Tajikistan

New tech for schools in Ukraine lets children tap into educa

Arts project gives a voice to teens in Ukraine’s conflict zo

We must get children back to learning

Funds help lawyers to fight for vulnerable in Ukraine

L'eau propre: un allié clé contre la COVID-19

N'djamena is covered with posters to fight COVID-19

Youth in Nigeria help with reusable facemasks and soap

What is the one thing that even a bomb cannot destroy?

Together for #ChildrenUprooted in COVID-19 times

A reason to smile again – empowering girls through education

Getting malnourished children in Mali onto recovery

Online debate “A new era for girls

Refugee and migrant children in Bosnia determined to succeed