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Mongolia: Two ballet dancers wearing masks strike a pose with factory chimneys behind them.

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Mongolia: Fighting air pollution with ballet

Discover how modern ballet can raise awareness and trigger action

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Youth Lens: Picturing the future in Turkey

A photography project helps Syrian and Turkish students imagine their futures – and builds bridges

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A girl holds a jerry can under a tap, Madagascar

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Turning on the tap in Madagascar

In a drought-hit region of Madagascar, a new pipeline brings water to thousands of people

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Parenting in a war zone

More than four years of conflict have taken a devastating toll on children – and their parents

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Dreaming of the Ivy League in Sudan

A student in a camp for internally displaced persons aces an exam – and brings his dream of Columbia University a step closer

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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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Spotlight: Children in emergencies

اليمن. صبي ينتظر أن يتم تلقيحه ضد الكوليرا في عدن، اليمن.

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Yemen conflict

Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world – and children are being robbed of their futures

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Syrian crisis

After eight years of conflict in Syria, children are paying the heaviest price

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بنغلاديش. فتاة تنظر إلى مخيم للاجئين يؤوي لاجئي الروهينغيا في كوكس بازار.

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Rohingya crisis

Rohingya families fled violence. But uncertainty about the future grips those living in the world’s largest refugee settlement

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Democratic Republic of Congo. A child attends school in the Ndindi neighbourhod of Beni.

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Ebola

The Ebola virus is relentless and devastating. UNICEF and partners are continuing to ramp up their response

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Fast facts: Breaking down the global issues that impact children and young people

A mother holds her daughter while a doctor administers a vaccine, Ukraine

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Measles explained: What’s behind the recent outbreaks?

Reported cases of measles rose by 300 per cent in the first three months of 2019

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Fatema, 15, in Bangladesh was saved from marriage

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Child marriage around the world infographic

Did you know 650 million girls and women alive today were married as children?

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Is social media bad for teens’ mental health?

There are risks, but they can be avoided.

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A girl sits on a bed with her head in her hand, Sierra Leone

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What you need to know about female genital mutilation

How the harmful practice affects millions of girls worldwide

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Through the lens: Photography

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Representing children: Then and now

A treaty for children that explains their rights: The Convention on the Rights of the Child turns 30

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Youth Lens: Picturing the future in Turkey

A photography project helps Syrian and Turkish students imagine their futures – and builds bridges

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Hope in their hands: Refugee children on their keepsakes

Syrian refugee children share the stories behind their most precious objects

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Mohammad Jahirul Islam, 28, and daughter Jisha, 3,

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Supporting parents to bring up happy and healthy children

How early childhood development centres are making a difference in families’ lives

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UNICEF video

Rashed was one of over 800,000 Rohingya people who fled Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh in the summer of 2017. In this three-part series, UNICEF invites you to follow him on his quest to find an education in Kutupalong Refugee Camp and fulfil his dream of becoming a doctor.

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