UNICEF in Action
Stories about UNICEF's work for children around the world
As Typhoon Mangkhut races towards the Philippines, 5 million people, nearly half of them children, are in the path of the massive storm. Mangkhut is ...
"The relentless conflict in Yemen has pushed a country already on the brink deep into the abyss." Henrietta H. Fore, UNICEF'S global Executive ...
Migration is one of the most pressing issues of our times, and migrants are not just numbers. They are vulnerable people who need our help and ...
Children – no matter where they come from or what their migration status – are children first and foremost.
Since early May, more than 2,000 ...
“I ran as fast as I could, I was so scared.” 7-year-old Felipe Neftaly stands close to his mother, holding her hand. On June 3rd, the Fuego ...
Martin Worth, UNICEF’s Head of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) currently in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, is no stranger to ...
Families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) seek safety and nourishment for their children.
Violence and insecurity in the Democratic ...
UPDATED May 22nd
For the third time this year, hundreds of children have been released by armed groups in South Sudan. The latest release brings to ...
Ambassador Cathy Kelly appeared on TV3's Pat Kenny Show this week, to talk about the children under attack in Syria.
Syrian children are enduring ...
An Aer Lingus cabin crew team of UNICEF Ambassadors recently traveled to India to see the work the organisation is doing for children.
The 2018 ...
By the end of 2017, there were 2.9 million people living in hard-to-reach areas in Syria, including besieged areas. The situation facing people like ...
A seven-year-old in Syria has never known a day without war.
Millions of Syrian children have grown up facing the violence on a daily basis. After ...