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UNICEF works to give a fair chance in life to every child, everywhere, especially the most disadvantaged.

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UNICEF and partners are working to implement the agenda so that it delivers for all children globally.

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Children worldwide need your help right now. Please donate what you can today.

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In her eyes

"When you think of home, what do you see?" In this virtual reality film, an 11-year-old girl transports us into her escape from her Syrian home. View the journey through her eyes as she searches for a new home and forms a serendipitous friendship. >

fostering hope

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Glimpses of recovery

Limited humanitarian access to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya has left hundreds in need of urgent medical care. Though the situation is still dire, signs of improved child nutrition are emerging. Follow the most recent humanitarian aid convoy. >

finding water in aleppo

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Designing solutions

Ongoing violence in Iraq has displaced nearly 3.2 million people. After fleeing their home in Diyala, Fatima and her family are adjusting to their new life in Qoratu camp. See how some small design changes are making a big impact on their daily routine. >

mirna's story

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Cash relief for Nabeelah

Nabeelah and Entisar both live in shanties in the slums of Sana’a. Barely scraping by, they have no money to take their severely malnourished children to the hospital. Learn how a new cash transfer programme could be a lifeline for their families. >

coping with violence

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Failing rains

El Niño is exacerbating one of the worst droughts Ethiopia has seen in decades. As the rains continue to fail, the drought threatens the futures of Ethiopia's children. Follow these families as they traverse the country in search of water. >

rising malnutrition

Our priorities for children

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Child survival and development

Witness: The Lao e-health pioneers in action

A young girl writes at a desk as her grandfather looks on, Cambodia

Protection and social inclusion

Meet: Rachana and her supportive family

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Education

Discuss: Three ways tech can support education for displaced children

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Emergency aid and humanitarian action

Watch: The moment South Sudanese children are reunited with their families

Children are at the heart of our work

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Goodwill Ambassadors

Watch Katy Perry play UNICEF's word association game

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Data on children

Our story: Every child

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A picture equals…

Photo of the week: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom sits with Artem, 7, at his school in Ukraine.

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Innovate for children

U-Report Nigeria first country to reach 1 million responders

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Voices of Youth

For young people interested in discussing social issues
Adolescent participation

Read about programmes being launched and led by adolescents
Make it yourself

Watch some one-minute videos – made by young people all over the world

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Innovation

UNICEF and partners find simple and cost-effective ways to improve the lives of children
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UNICEF’s field work and evidenced-based publications provide state-of-the-art knowledge and information
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Statistics, measurement and data are the heart of our work – get the facts!
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UNICEF reports on what worked and what didn’t
Research in progress
UNICEF’s Office of Research identifies and researches current and future areas of UNICEF’s work

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Trust, reach and progress for children

UNICEF enhances its work with partners around the world
Civil society

UNICEF works with NGOs, national committees and advocates
Public sector alliances

Governments, other UN agencies and institutions are crucial
Religious communities

Religious communities offer vital links to children in need
Corporations

UNICEF collaborates with business and companies to improve children’s lives

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UNICEF reaches children in emergencies

Migrant and refugee crisis

As increasing numbers of people are on the move, running from conflict, poverty and extreme weather, the need to protect all children is urgent

Ebola

UNICEF scales up its response to protect health workers and families

Central African Republic

Learn how UNICEF is responding to this complex humanitarian and protection crisis

Iraq

Humanitarian aid reaches children who are increasingly at risk, in multiple overlapping crises

South Sudan

Rapid response missions reach hundreds of thousands of people displaced by violence

Syrian crisis

UNICEF is committed to keeping Syrian children from becoming a ‘lost generation’

Yemen

Amid conflict, children and women in desperate need of life-saving assistance

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Trust saves lives

“They told me that at the Ebola hospital they would kill me and take away all my organs,” says 11- year-old Tonhon. She is the only one, so far, who has survived the recent Ebola outbreak in Guinea. But the rumours could have taken her life too.

A nurse administers an oral polio vaccine to a child, Myanmar

The big switch: eradicating polio

There’s a big, never before seen switch happening throughout the world. It’s the largest, fastest globally coordinated rollout of a vaccine into routine immunization programs in history and will help make polio a thing of the past.

A woman holds her son and his birth certificate, Angola

Explaining the importance of birth registration in Angola

Registering a child in Angola is sometimes a real challenge. The lack of information, the weaknesses of the services and the bureaucracy of the system are among the main constraints.

A girl points at an eye chart, Kosovo

How Alma became an agent of change in her community

When Alma found out that until the year 2000, there were no ophthalmologists in Ferizaj, Kosovo, she was inspired to build a project which focuses on sensitizing young people that ophthalmologic problems should not be neglected.

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