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Marawi. A girl stands next to her family’s temporary home in a tented evacuation site.

Campaign

Humanitarian Action for Children 2020 appeal launched

UNICEF issues largest-ever emergency funding appeal to reach historic numbers of children in need

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Parenting tips for children with disabilities - a child in Peru

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Parenting tips: How to support a child with disabilities

“Focus on what children can do, their abilities, rather than their disability”

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Photo Essay

Treating HIV-positive children with speed and skill

How innovations in rapid testing and child-friendly medicines are saving lives in Uganda.

Health worker Nsiri Lowoso vaccinate three month old Zoe Nukandila as his mom, Arellete Ytshika, hold him, Saturday 10 Nov, 2018 at the Centre De Sante Le Rocher Maternity in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. He was vaccinated against measles and rubella, tetanus and polio.

Statement

27 November 2019

4,500 children under the age of five died from measles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo so far this year

Alaska, United States: a girl wearing a red coat stands on an ice floe.

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Environment and climate change

Climate change and environmental degradation undermine the rights of every child

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Albania. A girl holds a child.

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Albania earthquake takes heavy physical and emotional toll

UNICEF is continuing to support the Government’s disaster response

UNICEF’s work

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. And we never give up.

Discover UNICEF's work for every child, everywhere.

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Child protection

Child survival

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UNICEF in emergencies

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Innovation for children

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Supply and logistics

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Research and analysis

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Get inspired, get involved. Explore key UNICEF campaigns and initiatives.

Children at a UNICEF-supported centre in Côte d'Ivoire

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UNICEF works for the rights of every child, every day, across the globe

Feeding your baby: 1–2 years

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UNICEF Parenting

Bringing together some of the world’s leading baby experts to help parents give their children the best start in life

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Voices of Youth

A global community for young people to learn about development issues and to have their say

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Sustainable Development Goals

Are we on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for children?