A simple hygiene kit is playing a key role in the fight to contain Ebola in Liberia. The disease is often spread from one family member to another. The kits help families protect themselves — particularly important when treatment units are distant or full and family members must act as caregivers. Each UNICEF kit contains … Continued

Designed by teens and powered by UNICEF, U-Report helps young people access real-time information about Ebola using their basic mobile phones. U-Report is one of many UNICEF innovations solving big challenges for kids worldwide. Check out more in the State of the World’s Children 2015 report.

  From deadly natural disasters to brutal conflicts and fast-spreading epidemics, children across the world are facing a new generation of humanitarian crises. Whether in the headlines or hidden from view, emergencies sparked by social fracture, climate change and disease are stalking children in ways we have never seen before. Millions of children are born … Continued

  The release of an estimated 2000-3000 children from an armed faction in South Sudan began today in Greater Pibor, in the eastern part of the country. Saudamini Siegrist, Senior Adviser for Child Protection in Emergencies at UNICEF, recently travelled to the country to assist with the preparations for the release. Q) What is the … Continued

FIVE years ago, today, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti, killed more than 230,000 people and upset the lives of 3.5 million.Of those left to rebuild lives after the earthquake, 1.5 million were children. For UNICEF, working in the Southern Hemisphere’s poorest country presented many challenges and on this day five years ago, launched an … Continued

A fierce winter storm has brought freezing temperatures to Lebanon’s Bekaa valley where hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians live. Displaced children from Syria living in flimsy makeshift tents at high altitudes have been struggling to cope – and even survive – as the winter storm Zina brought unrelenting freezing winds, heavy rains, and snow … Continued

  The year 2014 was a disastrous one for millions of children. From Gaza to Guinea, children were exposed to extreme violence, disease outbreaks or natural disasters at a scale like never before. More than 51 million children were forcibly displaced from their homes—the highest number ever. For the first time in its history, UNICEF … Continued

Edwige is four months pregnant. She is visiting the Ankadinandriana health centre, situated in the rural highlands of central Madagascar. Edwige is at the centre, which is the only health facility available to the 10,600 inhabitants in 14 rural villages over 40km east of the capital, Antananarivo, to receive her vaccine against Maternal and Newborn Tetanus, supported by the Pampers and UNICEF “1 pack + 1 vaccine” campaign.

Nineteen year old Romine is in labour at the Ankadinandriana health centre, situated in the rural highlands of central Madagascar. Romine lives in the same village as the health centre, which is the only health facility available to the 10,600 inhabitants living across 14 rural villages over 40km east of the capital. She arrived at the centre three days ago when she went into labour.

Shifa*, 16, has lived in Za’atari refugee camp for more than a year. She fled from Dera’a, southern Syria, with her mother and father, three brothers and two sisters. “There was bombing in our village so we got into the car and went to the border. It was very frightening and scary. It took three … Continued

  John Dave, 3, has a bath outside a bunkhouse in Tacloban the day after the storm © UNICEF Philippines/2014/G Samson Today, Typhoon Hagupit (known locally as Ruby) has been making itself known in Manila. The winds and rain that swirl around the edge of the storm arrived early and are expected to strengthen significantly … Continued