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Protecting children’s mental health

UNICEF is working to ensure children around the world get the mental health and psychosocial support they need to meet their social and emotional needs.

At a UNICEF-supported hub in Türkiye, a smiling girl puts her painted hands on a wall of colourful handprints.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children killed during a nutrition aid distribution in the Gaza Strip

UNICEF again calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire, the release of hostages, and for all parties to protect civilians, including children and humanitarian workers. Food, water, as well as nutrition and medical supplies, must reach children safely and without delay. The deaths and suffering of children and civilians must end

Access to water and sanitation services is crucial in times of crisis

UNICEF is working with our partners to ensure children in emergencies can get the essential water, hygiene and sanitation services they need to survive.

A girl smiles at the camera while filling a yellow water jug at an outdoor tap.

33rd Annual Chefs for UNICEF Gala Halifax

UNICEF Canada’s Annual Chefs for UNICEF Gala Halifax will take place on April 24, 2025. Purchase a table, make a donation or support the auction to achieve the greatest impact for children.

On 15th June 2023, 11-year-old Madina (second from right) in class at the Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi School in Mazar-i-Sharīf, Balkh Province, Afghanistan.

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Emergency Appeals

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

Porters and a local health official carry UNICEF-provided vaccines

At least 35 children reportedly killed in attacks in communities in Sudan’s North Kordofan State

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

Why monthly giving matters

Become a monthly donor: 50 cents a day can save a child’s life through UNICEF’s monthly program. Join more than 55,000 other donors to amplify your reach.

A group of young girls smile and look out from a window.

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder on the unconscionable deaths of children by starvation in the Gaza Strip

Children in the Gaza Strip are starving to death.

UN Agencies warn key food and nutrition indicators exceed famine thresholds in Gaza

Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert.