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From across the region

Children learn carpentry at ANIR Project in the city of Agadir, Morocco.

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Learning to learn on World Youth Skills Day

Globally, millions of young people are kept out of work by a lack of skills. But improvements to education can help them to reach their potential.

Maryana Dzuba, 9, receives her first dose of MMR vaccine on 21 February 2019 in the medical centre of the Lapaivka village school, Lviv region, Ukraine.

Press release

20 million children miss out on lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2018

"IT Girls" project participant during one of the training sessions.

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Arduino sets to inspire children to build STEM skills

Young IT enthusiasts donate electrical engineering kits to 10 schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zulyakho Ermatova, 22 at her university in Fergana Region in Uzbekistan

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Don’t be afraid to follow your dreams

Young inventor from Uzbekistan inspires girls to pursue careers in STEM

Ali Yasin, 9 years old, at a UNICEF-supported Taekwondo class.

Photo Essay

To keep up: TAEKWONDO

All children have the right to develop to their full potential – including the most vulnerable refugee children.

Darya, 7 years old, a girl living with Spina Bifida in Bulgaria.

Blog post

Raising a child with disabilities in Bulgaria

”I can find my life’s purpose and the secret of everything we are in Daraya’s eyes.”

Our work

A boy carrying his belongings in a large cloth bag over his shoulder is among people walking on railway tracks to cross from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into Serbia.

Protecting refugee and migrant children

Ina Morhun, 5, and her sister Lyuda, 3, sit on a sofa at their home as their mother Iryna holds baby Vika, 1.5, in the city of Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Supporting children caught in conflict in Ukraine

A young child holds a little soft toy in her mouth while an older relative gives her a hug and kiss.

Healthy early childhood development

11-year-old Ajsa is photographed in front of a laptop, with her head in her hands.

Ending violence against children