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Mali. An injured boy shows a bandaged arm.

Report

Crisis in the Central Sahel

A surge in armed violence is having a devastating impact on children’s survival, education, protection and development

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Pneumonia vaccine in a Health Center in Mali, March 2018.

Article

Childhood pneumonia: Everything you need to know

Pneumonia kills more children than any other infectious disease

On 28 January 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark, protective equipment is loaded on a truck at UNICEF’s global supply hub in Copenhagen to go to the airport where the cargo will be shipped to China to support the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The supplies includes protective suits, surgical masks and respiratory masks.

Press release

29 January 2020

UNICEF ships 6 metric tons of supplies to support China’s response to Novel Coronavirus outbreak

Antigua and Barbuda. Children study

Press release

19 January 2020

1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households has never been to school

Philippines. Lights shine from inside a prototype of a High Performance Tent being tested in Cotabato.

Article

When a tent isn’t just a tent

UNICEF’s new High Performance Tents are a big step forward in providing support for children in emergencies

Ethiopia. A student stands up in class.

Press release

27 January 2020

European Investment Bank and UNICEF partner to help improve access to quality education and protect children from climate change

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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?