UNICEF

An open letter to the world’s children

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An open letter to the world’s children

8 reasons why I’m worried, and hopeful, about the next generation – by UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore

UNICEF installation unveiled at the United Nations headquarters shows the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018

Press release

08 September 2019

3,758 school backpacks laid at the United Nations show the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018

A boy talks with a UNICEF worker in his totally destroyed classroom.

Photo Essay

Recovering from catastrophe in the Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian brought devastation. UNICEF is working with partners to provide relief – and some normalcy – to children and families.

Democratic Republic of the Congo. A baby looks at his mother at an Ebola treatment centre.

Article

Inside the nurseries caring for children impacted by Ebola

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, nurseries are providing a safe space for children and babies facing the prospect of separation from their parents

Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC30

Campaign

30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Find out about the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and take action #ForEveryChild

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Progress for every child

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

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

Explore what we do

Spotlight

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

Partner site

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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Partner site

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?