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Resilience in adversity: 11 girls take on crises around the world

As we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, we recognize and are inspired by the resilience of girls as they face more and more adversity in their communities.

320,000 children and adolescents newly infected with HIV in 2019, 1 every 100 seconds – UNICEF

UNICEF warns of COVID-19 disruptions to HIV service delivery in one third of high burden countries

Veronica Marco Bareza carries her youngest child, Mubarak (9 months), at the hospital in Wau, South Sudan. She was infected with HIV by her second husband, a soldier who has been missing since the conflict in South Sudan re-emerged in 2016.

Global leaders commit further support for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and COVAX

A joint statement from COVAX partners

Arrival of 670 thousand AstraZeneca Vaccines doses Manufactured in Japan and Donated by the Government of Japan. A bilateral donation of the Government of Japan to the Royal Government of Cambodia under the logistical arrangement by COVAX. Phnom Penh International Airport 06, August, 2021.

Five Things You Didn’t Know about UNICEF Canada

Happy National UNICEF Day! Think you know a thing or two about us? Think again--we've got 5 fun (and unknown) facts for you!

Health Systems Strengthening

UNICEF is working to strengthen health systems so they can reliably deliver quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare for children around the world.

A doctor is weighing a baby in nutrition section in a Community Health Center in Herat, Afghanistan.

76 per cent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia - UNICEF

With heat and high humidity in South Asia, UNICEF urges local authorities, frontline health workers and caregivers to help vulnerable children and families.

Children are bearing the brunt of the escalating violence in Lebanon

“No child should ever be killed or be left to bear the lifelong physical and emotional scars of violence."

A mother holds a toddler wearing pink clothes in her arms in a brightly lit room.

Humanitarian Crises Around the World

When there is an emergency, UNICEF relief team arrives within 24 hours to help stabilize the situation for children. Give to an emergency today.

In an emergency tent, three children sit on the floor with their father who has his arms around them. In front of them is a UNICEF supply box.

UNICEF’s conflict response

Your support helps UNICEF deliver urgent emergency assistance to children affected by conflict-related crises.

A woman carrying a child, a girl holding a basket and a boy wearing a backpack walk down a dusty road with other people.

Your gifts can help children like Princess in Zimbabwe

At only 14, Princess has already faced challenges most adults never will. Then came something different: the chance to join a STEM club at her school, supported by UNICEF.