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Creating a safe environment for young girls

Diminishing the harmful practices of FGM in Tula, the Sidama Region of Ethiopia

A man sits on a stool and his teenage daughter stands next to him. They are outdoors with many trees behind them.

One year after devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, consequences continue to reverberate for affected children and families

Continuing crisis in Syria compounds impact on vulnerable children and families

“I don’t think it’s okay to bring your toys here. There are some children without any toys. They will feel bad, because some of them did not have a chance to take their toys from their homes before it collapsed,” says nine-year-old Shahed on 19 February 2023 at Hussien Bin Ali School, which has been turned into a shelter.

Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation

Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, OHCHR High Commissioner Volker Türk, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

Five women face the camera, smiling, whilst interlocking their arms.

Two-month-old baby the ninth child reportedly killed in Ukraine this year, as attacks intensify – UNICEF

Statement by Regina De Dominicis, Regional Director for UNICEF Europe and Central Asia

October 29, 2023, Izium, Kharkivska oblast, Ukraine. A playground, damaged by the shelling.

Children and teachers killed in air strikes on schools in eastern Myanmar

Statement by Debora Comini, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific

UNICEF strengthens response to DRC's worst floods in 60 years and growing cholera outbreak

Heavy rainfall leaves more than 2 million people – nearly 60 per cent children – in need of humanitarian assistance

The image captures a Bird's eye-view of houses being flooded.

Record numbers of children seek life-saving care as Sudan war drives world’s worst displacement crisis

Without additional resources and humanitarian access, more children could die due to malnutrition and disease than conflict.

Three hundred days of atrocities against the children of Sudan

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

A photograph of children in East Madani, Sudan.

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.

68,000 children affected by Nepal earthquake still need urgent assistance - UNICEF

100 days after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Nepal on 3 November 2023, UNICEF is calling for continued support for 68,000 children and their families in the affected areas and appealing for US$14.7 million in funding to help rebuild the lives of the affected children.