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A shattered life, slowly on the mend in Mali

Escalating violence in Mali’s Mopti region has displaced tens of thousands of people. Children are becoming the primary victims

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Anita Haidary interacting with students of a UNICEF-supported school in Afghanistan.

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“Hard times will make you stronger”

To mark World Humanitarian Day, Anita Haidary, explains what’s it’s like to be a female humanitarian worker - and how she got to do the job she loves

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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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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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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

Bangladesh. A child stands under the plastic roof of a shelter in a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar.

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Rohingya children: Beyond survival

Rohingya children and young people want more than survival – they want a hopeful future, too

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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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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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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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After fleeing Myanmar, Shahed is studying hard at a camp in Bangladesh and wants to become an engineer or a doctor. Every child has a right to learn, no matter where they are or where they come from.

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