UNICEF

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Protect play, protect childhood

Let's create a world where every child enjoys the right to play.

UNICEF, for every child

10 June 2026

UNICEF names Lamine Yamal as a Goodwill Ambassador

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A Bee Gees' gift that keeps giving

From surviving waterborne disease to leading community change, women in India show how investments compound to transform childhood.

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In Peru, a blueprint for success

A family shares how a cash transfer programme has unlocked new possibilities – and dreams – for two brothers.

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Ebola emergency

An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda is threatening vulnerable families

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Children in Gaza need life-saving support

UNICEF continues to work with partners to provide assistance to children and their families

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Child Alert: 20 years on, children under threat in Darfur

Two decades after global alarm over Sudan’s Darfur region, children are again facing violence, displacement, hunger and loss of protection

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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.

Spotlight

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

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Find out about the world’s most widely ratified human rights treaty in history

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UNICEF Parenting

Helping parents give children the best start in life.

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U-Report

UNICEF's community for young people, by young people

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UNICEF and the Sustainable Development Goals

17 goals. 5 years left.

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