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03 October 2025

Shoeless, starving, and nowhere to go: The brutal logic imposed on Gaza’s children

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Appeal

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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Explainer

Why vaccines matter for children

10 facts about vaccines, child survival and global progress.

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In Sierra Leone, child labour leaves childhoods on hold

Child labour is having a devastating impact on children’s rights, well-beings and futures

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Campaign

Fix My Food

Young people are coming together to champion healthier food environments in their schools, communities, and nations

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Appeal

Children still in urgent need after Afghanistan earthquake

UNICEF and partners are on the ground responding with support for children and families

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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’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.

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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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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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Sustainable Development Goals

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

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Five children read with a UNICEF representative in Rwanda.