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75 years of UNICEF

Since 1946, UNICEF has been working tirelessly for child rights and for the well-being of every child.

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Afghanistan. A boy washes at a UNICEF-installed water point.

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07 December 2021

UNICEF launches US$9.4 billion emergency funding appeal for children affected by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19

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Humanitarian crisis grows for world’s children

Converging forces of conflict and climate change, growing poverty and inequality, and the impact of COVID-19 are undoing decades of progress

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Press release

06 December 2021

Learning losses from COVID-19 could cost this generation of students close to $17 trillion in lifetime earnings

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Teachers wearing masks and a face-shield as part of COVID-19 prevention

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What we know about the Omicron variant

What is Omicron and what precautions should you take to protect your family?

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Coping with COVID-19

Adolescent girls around the world film their lives under lockdown.

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Join the race to end the COVID-19 pandemic

Donate now: Global COVID-19 vaccine appeal

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The Changing Childhood Project

How do you view the world today? We asked multiple generations and here are the results

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75 years of UNICEF

Humanitarian crisis grows for world’s children

What we know about the Omicron variant

Coping with COVID-19

Join the race to end the COVID-19 pandemic

The Changing Childhood Project

UNICEF Results

UNICEF Parenting

Voices of Youth

Sustainable Development Goals

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