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A ‘dry-run’ for COVID-19 vaccine delivery

A massive measles-rubella vaccination campaign provides vital protection for children – and encouraging signs for future roll-outs.

A child sits on his mother's lap as he receives an MMR vaccine.

Virtual Courts: Easing COVID-19 Risks

In Bangladesh, virtual courts are helping expedite the release of young people from overcrowded detention centres.

A man consoles his son who was just released from a youth detention centre for migrants.

In Bangladesh, Staying at Home Isn't An Option

Children living on the streets have few safe places to go during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

A Silent Crisis

A nationwide lockdown across Bangladesh brings an increased risk of gender-based violence for Rohingya and Bangladeshi women and girls.

A woman and her daughter stand outside a makeshift home in Bangladesh.

Beyond survival: The need for education for Rohingya refugees

Rohingya children and youth are increasingly frustrated because of the shortfall in education opportunities available to them in the refugee camps. Without access to education and development opportunities, thousands of Rohingya are at risk of becoming a lost generation.

Boys study textbooks in a UNICEF learning centre.

A Gathering Storm: Climate Change in Bangladesh

With massive tropical storms and instances of heavy flooding on the rise, climate change is clouding the future of children in Bangladesh.

Two women and a small child wade through floodwaters in Bangladesh.

Saving Newborn Lives in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, UNICEF is building Special Care New Born Units (SCANU) in local hospitals, to supply aid to newborns and infants – especially those who are in need of emergency intervention.

A Bangladeshi mother holds her newborn daughter up to her face.

Ending Child Labour at Every Step of the Supply Chain

Millions of children around the world are trapped in child labour, depriving them of their childhood, their health and education, and condemning them to a life of poverty and want. Of course, there is work that children do to help their families in ways that are neither harmful nor exploitative. But many children are stuck in unacceptable work for children – a serious violation of their rights.

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Year in Review: UNICEF’s Work in 2018

Although we’d love to showcase all of the hard work done by UNICEF staffers, volunteers and partners this year, we’ve only got so much space so join us as we look back at some of our key moments in 2018.

Rohingya children have escaped persecution, but they can’t outrun the monsoon rains

Monsoon season in Bangladesh: having escaped persecution in Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees are now at risk from the wild rains and storms hammering the region.

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