Stories About Our Mission

On Sept. 1, 2022, in Lviv, Ukraine, a girl draws at a Spilno Spot set up by UNICEF and partners to provide a safe place for children affected by the war to make friends, play, learn and connect with support services.
UNICEF Spilno Centers Are a Refuge for Children in Ukraine
Children in Ukraine need their childhoods back. UNICEF Spilno centers provide a place to play and learn and get the support they need.
13-year-old Viktor gathers at a checkpoint in the newly liberated city of Lyman, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, to receive lifesaving supplies, including safe water.
War in Ukraine: Support Children and Families
One year after the escalation of war in Ukraine, a look at the impact of UNICEF's ongoing relief efforts for children and families.
Elham Mohammad of Al Nawa’im District, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen, sits with her daughter Orjwan, 3, as she is examined and treated for malnutrition by a health worker at the UNICEF-supported Al Dhaher health unit in Hajjah. 
Yemen Crisis
How is UNICEF responding to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen?
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5 Ways to Fight Racism and Xenophobia
Coronavirus fears fueled a rise in intolerance and hate crimes. Now is the time to speak out against racism and hate speech.
Ballet dancers from Ukraine stretch and ready themselves onstage before a performance.
Ballet Benefit Raises Funds to Help Ukraine's Children
The Ukraine Ballet Benefit has raised more than $800K to support Ukrainians in need.
A primary school student in Lilongwe, Malawi, receives supplies from UNICEF to help contain the spread of cholera — allowing the school to reopen in the midst of the country's cholera outbreak.
UNICEF Responds to Cholera Emergency in Malawi
As cholera cases continue to rise, UNICEF scales up water, sanitation and hygiene support — helping schools reopen safely to students.
A young Ukrainian refugee plays in a UNICEF-UNHCR Blue Dot center in Brasov, Romania.
UNICEF in Ukraine
A look at some of the ways UNICEF is supporting children and families impacted by the war Ukraine.
Waleed Al-Ahdal, 25, holds his youngest daughter, 2-year-old Ghosoon, outside the family's current home in a camp for internally displaced families in Yemen's Marib governorate.
In Yemen, Each Ramadan Is Harder Than the Last
UNICEF helps struggling families make ends meet in war-torn Yemen. [VIDEO]
Nine-month-old Nour is treated for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported health center in Sana'a, Yemen.
This Ramadan, Children in Yemen Are Struggling to Survive
More than 70 percent of Yemen's population, including 12.9 million children, need humanitarian aid. UNICEF is working to save lives.
UNICEF Communication Officer Moeed Hussain gives blankets to a family during UNICEF’s winter kits distribution in Zangi Brohi Village, Dadu District, Sindh Province.
'Children Are Still Dying' in Pakistan, UNICEF Warns World
A call for support to help build community resiliency in flood-impacted areas and advance longer-term goals for children.
In Kotlyareve, Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, 5-year-old Ulyana and her brothers were thrilled to open a box from UNICEF containing warm winter clothes.
UNICEF Provides Warm Winter Clothes for Ukraine's Children
Winter clothes delivered by UNICEF help keep children in Ukraine warm as temperatures plummet.
Eight-year-old Eva shares a room with her mother and sister in a modular complex for people who have lost their homes in Irpin, Ukraine.
Winter Relief for Ukraine's Children
UNICEF is scaling up life-sustaining programs to help children in Ukraine make it through the long winter. More help is needed.

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