Page
Where we work
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories and in the world's toughest places to reach the children and young people in greatest need. Explore our work around the world.
Browse areas by alphabetical listing
A
See all countries with the letter A
B
See all countries with the letter B
C
See all countries with the letter C
D
See all countries with the letter D
E
See all countries with the letter E
F
See all countries with the letter F
G
See all countries with the letter G
H
See all countries with the letter H
I
See all countries with the letter I
J
See all countries with the letter J
K
See all countries with the letter K
L
See all countries with the letter L
M
See all countries with the letter M
N
See all countries with the letter N
O
See all countries with the letter O
P
See all countries with the letter P
Q
See all countries with the letter Q
R
See all countries with the letter R
S
See all countries with the letter S
T
See all countries with the letter T
U
See all countries with the letter U
V
See all countries with the letter V
W
X
Y
See all countries with the letter Y
Z
See all countries with the letter Z
The alphabet button has been opened.
The alphabet button has been closed.
A
B
C
K
M
O
Q
S
T
U
Y
UNICEF's regional offices help coordinate ongoing work and initiatives with the country offices
East Asia and the Pacific
Region highlights
A diverse region, with some of the world’s most dynamic economies as well as its least developed countries. Great progress for children, with areas of great need and new challenges, including climate change.
Showcased content
Press release
06 February 2025
The silent killer: over 100 daily deaths of children under five linked to air pollution in East Asia and the Pacific
Visit the page
News note
16 January 2025
UNICEF sends supplies to help children and pregnant women affected by Xizang earthquake
Read nowStatement
18 December 2024
An estimated 40,000 children impacted in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Vanuatu
Read now
Statement
21 November 2024
Urgent need to protect children amid escalating conflict in Myanmar
Read nowExclude this content from the search results and tag-based search
Off
Eastern and Southern Africa
Region highlights
A diverse region with some of the world’s poorest countries as well as richer countries where progress meets striking inequalities. Challenges include the impact of conflict and natural disasters.
Showcased content
Press release
19 February 2025
Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa
Visit the page
Press release
17 September 2024
One-third of mpox cases in Burundi among school-age children – UNICEF
Visit the page
Article
Mpox and children
A new variant of the mpox (monkeypox) virus is spreading, putting children at risk.
Read the story
Statement
22 August 2024
UNICEF statement on execution of four youths in Puntland state, Somalia
Read nowExclude this content from the search results and tag-based search
Off
Europe and Central Asia
Region highlights
Great transformations over the past decades, and great gains for children. Those living in poverty, in rural areas, and ethnic minorities like the Roma have a harder time realizing their rights.
Showcased content
Press release
13 March 2025
European Region reports highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years – UNICEF, WHO/Europe
Visit the page
Press release
20 February 2025
One in five children in Ukraine has lost a relative or friend since the escalation of war three years ago
Visit the pageStatement
01 January 2025
Over twenty people, including women and children, missing in the latest shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa
Read now
Statement
12 December 2024
Child found floating alone in the sea, wearing a life jacket made of tyre tubes, after 44 other passengers on her boat believed to have drowned
Read nowLatin America and Caribbean
Region highlights
The world’s most unequal region, huge progress has improved the lives of many children, but left behind others, including children living in poverty and those of African or indigenous descent.
Showcased content
Article
Reaching every child: Vaccination in remote El Salvador
The daily journey of a community health promoter to build resiliency, one vaccination at a time.
Read the story
Article
Cash transfers boost businesses and hopes in Haiti
UNICEF-supported cash transfers are helping small businesses – and the families that depend on them – to make ends meet.
Read the story
Press release
03 July 2024
At least 3 million children at risk as Hurricane Beryl hits the Caribbean
Visit the page
Press release
02 July 2024
One child displaced every minute in Haiti as armed violence persists – UNICEF
Visit the pageExclude this content from the search results and tag-based search
Off
Middle East and North Africa
Region highlights
Marked by disparities, with some of the world’s richest countries and others contending with widespread poverty and conflict. Inequities based on wealth, gender, and residence leave many children vulnerable.
Showcased content
Press release
03 March 2025
Children as young as one reported among survivors of rape during Sudan’s violent conflict
Visit the page
Statement
12 February 2025
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder on child casualties in the West Bank
Read nowSouth Asia
Region highlights
Countries in South Asia have made impressive gains for children, but there are huge disparities. Millions of children contend with poverty and discrimination due to gender or ethnicity.
Showcased content
Photo essay
Rohingya children face an emergency within an emergency
Seven years into the Rohingya refugee crisis, record numbers of children are experiencing a nutrition emergency
See the story
Press release
11 March 2025
27 per cent surge in number of children admitted for severe acute malnutrition treatment in Rohingya refugee camps
Visit the page
Article
Preventing health system collapse in Afghanistan
UNICEF and partners have kept Afghanistan’s health system going through a time of upheaval
Read the story
Statement
04 December 2024
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on reported restrictions on Afghan women’s education in medical faculties
Read nowUNICEF’s National Committee countries
Region highlights
National committees work locally to promote children’s rights, raise funds to support UNICEF’s work, and provide visibility to children’s issues worldwide.
Showcased content
Press release
19 March 2025
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown meets adolescent girls in Brazil and champions their rights
Visit the page
Statement
18 March 2025
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza
Read now
Statement
16 March 2025
Palestinian children remain deprived of the most essential supplies and services
Read now
Press release
14 March 2025
Tens of thousands of families displaced by fighting in DR Congo’s South Kivu as UNICEF scales up humanitarian response
Visit the pageExclude this content from the search results and tag-based search
On
West and Central Africa
Region highlights
West and Central Africa is home to 403 million people – half of them children. The region will experience a sharp rise in its child and youth populations over the next few decades – a demographic transition that offers a huge opportunity for growth and poverty reduction.
Showcased content
Press release
14 March 2025
Tens of thousands of families displaced by fighting in DR Congo’s South Kivu as UNICEF scales up humanitarian response
Visit the page
Press release
03 March 2025
UNICEF reaches 364,000 children daily in Goma with clean water and sanitation after escalation in DR Congo conflict
Visit the page
Press release
26 February 2025
Reports of grave violations against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo tripled in last month – UNICEF
Visit the page
Press release
17 February 2025