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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to protect children's rights. We won't stop, #ForEveryChild.
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A UNICEF-supported immunization campaign is underway for children in the Darfur States, Sudan, amid the ongoing war and displacement.
“I am very happy that my children have received their vaccinations today,” Manahil, a mother of four, shares.
Peace is vital for children’s health and futures.
“I am very happy that my children have received their vaccinations today,” Manahil, a mother of four, shares.
Peace is vital for children’s health and futures.
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
A UNICEF-supported immunization campaign is underway for children in the Darfur States, Sudan, amid the ongoing war and displacement.
“I am very happy that my children have received their vaccinations today,” Manahil, a mother of four, shares.
Peace is vital for children’s health and futures.
“I am very happy that my children have received their vaccinations today,” Manahil, a mother of four, shares.
Peace is vital for children’s health and futures.
Coumba, 16, from Mali, dreams of a world where every girl’s rights are respected and girls can choose their own path.
As a child parliamentarian, she’s already driving change. Let’s make her vision a reality. #GirlGoals
As a child parliamentarian, she’s already driving change. Let’s make her vision a reality. #GirlGoals
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Coumba, 16, from Mali, dreams of a world where every girl’s rights are respected and girls can choose their own path.
As a child parliamentarian, she’s already driving change. Let’s make her vision a reality. #GirlGoals
As a child parliamentarian, she’s already driving change. Let’s make her vision a reality. #GirlGoals
The reports of children and adolescents being killed and injured amid the ongoing public unrest in Iran are deeply concerning.
UNICEF calls for the protection of all children from all forms of violence and harm.
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder:
https://unicef.link/4sPTcqu
UNICEF calls for the protection of all children from all forms of violence and harm.
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder:
https://unicef.link/4sPTcqu
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The reports of children and adolescents being killed and injured amid the ongoing public unrest in Iran are deeply concerning.
UNICEF calls for the protection of all children from all forms of violence and harm.
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder:
https://unicef.link/4sPTcqu
UNICEF calls for the protection of all children from all forms of violence and harm.
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder:
https://unicef.link/4sPTcqu
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Children in Sudan continue to be killed and injured. Millions of them are at risk of sexual violence. More than 5 million have been forced from their homes.
UNICEF is urgently calling for an immediate end to the conflict.
Statement by UNICEF’s Edouard Beigbeder: https://unicef.link/4qM7c2G
UNICEF is urgently calling for an immediate end to the conflict.
Statement by UNICEF’s Edouard Beigbeder: https://unicef.link/4qM7c2G
January 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Children in Sudan continue to be killed and injured. Millions of them are at risk of sexual violence. More than 5 million have been forced from their homes.
UNICEF is urgently calling for an immediate end to the conflict.
Statement by UNICEF’s Edouard Beigbeder: https://unicef.link/4qM7c2G
UNICEF is urgently calling for an immediate end to the conflict.
Statement by UNICEF’s Edouard Beigbeder: https://unicef.link/4qM7c2G
Poverty should never decide a child’s future.
Yet for millions, it shapes every day. An empty classroom. A skipped meal. Untreated illness. The pressure to work instead of learn.
With the right action, we can protect childhoods and build stronger futures. #ForEveryChild
Yet for millions, it shapes every day. An empty classroom. A skipped meal. Untreated illness. The pressure to work instead of learn.
With the right action, we can protect childhoods and build stronger futures. #ForEveryChild
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Poverty should never decide a child’s future.
Yet for millions, it shapes every day. An empty classroom. A skipped meal. Untreated illness. The pressure to work instead of learn.
With the right action, we can protect childhoods and build stronger futures. #ForEveryChild
Yet for millions, it shapes every day. An empty classroom. A skipped meal. Untreated illness. The pressure to work instead of learn.
With the right action, we can protect childhoods and build stronger futures. #ForEveryChild
Winter in Gaza has worsened living conditions for children like Besain, 4.
Besain’s mother, Doaa, has been doing everything possible to keep her children protected.
UNICEF is supporting families like theirs by providing essential winter clothing and shelter supplies.
Besain’s mother, Doaa, has been doing everything possible to keep her children protected.
UNICEF is supporting families like theirs by providing essential winter clothing and shelter supplies.
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Winter in Gaza has worsened living conditions for children like Besain, 4.
Besain’s mother, Doaa, has been doing everything possible to keep her children protected.
UNICEF is supporting families like theirs by providing essential winter clothing and shelter supplies.
Besain’s mother, Doaa, has been doing everything possible to keep her children protected.
UNICEF is supporting families like theirs by providing essential winter clothing and shelter supplies.
For Jimmy, 22, from Bhutan, the RENEW community centre is a safe space where he feels accepted.
What began as a centre for survivors of violence has grown into a space where everyone belongs, offering children and young people with disabilities the chance to thrive in a safe environment.
What began as a centre for survivors of violence has grown into a space where everyone belongs, offering children and young people with disabilities the chance to thrive in a safe environment.
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
For Jimmy, 22, from Bhutan, the RENEW community centre is a safe space where he feels accepted.
What began as a centre for survivors of violence has grown into a space where everyone belongs, offering children and young people with disabilities the chance to thrive in a safe environment.
What began as a centre for survivors of violence has grown into a space where everyone belongs, offering children and young people with disabilities the chance to thrive in a safe environment.
"This centre has made things much easier for us,” Zahra shares, holding her nine-month-old baby, Amina, in White Nile State, Sudan.
UNICEF-supported health centres are providing life-saving services for children and mothers.
Children in Sudan need peace and access to aid for their futures.
UNICEF-supported health centres are providing life-saving services for children and mothers.
Children in Sudan need peace and access to aid for their futures.
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"This centre has made things much easier for us,” Zahra shares, holding her nine-month-old baby, Amina, in White Nile State, Sudan.
UNICEF-supported health centres are providing life-saving services for children and mothers.
Children in Sudan need peace and access to aid for their futures.
UNICEF-supported health centres are providing life-saving services for children and mothers.
Children in Sudan need peace and access to aid for their futures.
Far too many children are living through crises that steal their childhoods.
From closed classrooms to lost homes, they carry burdens far beyond their years.
We need continued collective efforts to create a safer tomorrow #ForEveryChild.
From closed classrooms to lost homes, they carry burdens far beyond their years.
We need continued collective efforts to create a safer tomorrow #ForEveryChild.
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Far too many children are living through crises that steal their childhoods.
From closed classrooms to lost homes, they carry burdens far beyond their years.
We need continued collective efforts to create a safer tomorrow #ForEveryChild.
From closed classrooms to lost homes, they carry burdens far beyond their years.
We need continued collective efforts to create a safer tomorrow #ForEveryChild.
UNICEF has prioritized children’s protection and essential needs amid many challenges - and we will continue to do so.
What children in Gaza really need is long-lasting peace and the opportunity to rebuild their futures with dignity and protection.
What children in Gaza really need is long-lasting peace and the opportunity to rebuild their futures with dignity and protection.
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
UNICEF has prioritized children’s protection and essential needs amid many challenges - and we will continue to do so.
What children in Gaza really need is long-lasting peace and the opportunity to rebuild their futures with dignity and protection.
What children in Gaza really need is long-lasting peace and the opportunity to rebuild their futures with dignity and protection.
For millions of children, the world feels uncertain and unsafe, shaped by conflict, displacement and emergencies far beyond their control.
In 2026, let’s keep working together #ForEveryChild to safeguard their rights and support them to reach their full potential.
In 2026, let’s keep working together #ForEveryChild to safeguard their rights and support them to reach their full potential.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 AM
For millions of children, the world feels uncertain and unsafe, shaped by conflict, displacement and emergencies far beyond their control.
In 2026, let’s keep working together #ForEveryChild to safeguard their rights and support them to reach their full potential.
In 2026, let’s keep working together #ForEveryChild to safeguard their rights and support them to reach their full potential.
Over 35,000 cases of sexual violence against children were recorded across DR Congo in the first nine months of 2025.
“Families say that fear of stigma and retaliation often keeps them from reporting the abuse." - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Details: https://unicef.link/4qBhTVL
“Families say that fear of stigma and retaliation often keeps them from reporting the abuse." - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Details: https://unicef.link/4qBhTVL
December 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Over 35,000 cases of sexual violence against children were recorded across DR Congo in the first nine months of 2025.
“Families say that fear of stigma and retaliation often keeps them from reporting the abuse." - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Details: https://unicef.link/4qBhTVL
“Families say that fear of stigma and retaliation often keeps them from reporting the abuse." - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Details: https://unicef.link/4qBhTVL
Over 50% of children under five in Um Baru locality, Sudan, have been found to be acutely malnourished.
“When severe acute malnutrition reaches this level, time becomes the most critical factor.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Read more: https://unicef.link/45opFdd
“When severe acute malnutrition reaches this level, time becomes the most critical factor.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Read more: https://unicef.link/45opFdd
December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Over 50% of children under five in Um Baru locality, Sudan, have been found to be acutely malnourished.
“When severe acute malnutrition reaches this level, time becomes the most critical factor.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Read more: https://unicef.link/45opFdd
“When severe acute malnutrition reaches this level, time becomes the most critical factor.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Read more: https://unicef.link/45opFdd
The situation of children in Sudan is dire, and global attention needs to increase.
30 million people across the country need humanitarian assistance. Half of them are children.
UNICEF and partners are on the ground prioritizing their needs, but what children really need is a ceasefire NOW.
30 million people across the country need humanitarian assistance. Half of them are children.
UNICEF and partners are on the ground prioritizing their needs, but what children really need is a ceasefire NOW.
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The situation of children in Sudan is dire, and global attention needs to increase.
30 million people across the country need humanitarian assistance. Half of them are children.
UNICEF and partners are on the ground prioritizing their needs, but what children really need is a ceasefire NOW.
30 million people across the country need humanitarian assistance. Half of them are children.
UNICEF and partners are on the ground prioritizing their needs, but what children really need is a ceasefire NOW.
From Haiti and Somalia to the State of Palestine, children in fragile contexts risk losing the learning, stability and access to essential services that schools can offer.
Education is life-saving and life-changing #ForEveryChild and must be protected.
Education is life-saving and life-changing #ForEveryChild and must be protected.
December 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
From Haiti and Somalia to the State of Palestine, children in fragile contexts risk losing the learning, stability and access to essential services that schools can offer.
Education is life-saving and life-changing #ForEveryChild and must be protected.
Education is life-saving and life-changing #ForEveryChild and must be protected.
Mohammad, 6, and his mother are happy to receive essential winter clothes from UNICEF and partners. This will help shield them from the cold temperatures in Gaza.
To keep families like theirs safe, the ceasefire must last and there needs to be a surge in aid.
To keep families like theirs safe, the ceasefire must last and there needs to be a surge in aid.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Mohammad, 6, and his mother are happy to receive essential winter clothes from UNICEF and partners. This will help shield them from the cold temperatures in Gaza.
To keep families like theirs safe, the ceasefire must last and there needs to be a surge in aid.
To keep families like theirs safe, the ceasefire must last and there needs to be a surge in aid.
At 17, Mboie is getting her education back on track.
In Madagascar, many girls are married off young. Thanks to UNICEF’s LifeSkills programme, Mboie learned about her rights and persuaded her parents to support her education, letting her focus on her future. #GirlGoals
In Madagascar, many girls are married off young. Thanks to UNICEF’s LifeSkills programme, Mboie learned about her rights and persuaded her parents to support her education, letting her focus on her future. #GirlGoals
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
At 17, Mboie is getting her education back on track.
In Madagascar, many girls are married off young. Thanks to UNICEF’s LifeSkills programme, Mboie learned about her rights and persuaded her parents to support her education, letting her focus on her future. #GirlGoals
In Madagascar, many girls are married off young. Thanks to UNICEF’s LifeSkills programme, Mboie learned about her rights and persuaded her parents to support her education, letting her focus on her future. #GirlGoals
Children play and show off their works of art and crafts at a site for those internally displaced in Port Sudan.
Amid ongoing conflict, this UNICEF-supported child-friendly space promotes children’s well-being by helping them develop cognitive, emotional and social skills through guided play.
Amid ongoing conflict, this UNICEF-supported child-friendly space promotes children’s well-being by helping them develop cognitive, emotional and social skills through guided play.
December 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Children play and show off their works of art and crafts at a site for those internally displaced in Port Sudan.
Amid ongoing conflict, this UNICEF-supported child-friendly space promotes children’s well-being by helping them develop cognitive, emotional and social skills through guided play.
Amid ongoing conflict, this UNICEF-supported child-friendly space promotes children’s well-being by helping them develop cognitive, emotional and social skills through guided play.
Tayba is relieved that her twins are benefitting from a UNICEF-supported nutrition programme in Tawila, Sudan.
She had given birth to them while fleeing from the violence in Al Fasher.
For children’s well-being, the violence in Sudan must end NOW.
She had given birth to them while fleeing from the violence in Al Fasher.
For children’s well-being, the violence in Sudan must end NOW.
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Tayba is relieved that her twins are benefitting from a UNICEF-supported nutrition programme in Tawila, Sudan.
She had given birth to them while fleeing from the violence in Al Fasher.
For children’s well-being, the violence in Sudan must end NOW.
She had given birth to them while fleeing from the violence in Al Fasher.
For children’s well-being, the violence in Sudan must end NOW.
Children who are forced to migrate because of conflict, poverty and climate change often face additional danger and discrimination on their journey.
This #MigrantsDay, share this message: every child - no matter who or where they are - has the right to all the support they need to thrive.
This #MigrantsDay, share this message: every child - no matter who or where they are - has the right to all the support they need to thrive.
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Children who are forced to migrate because of conflict, poverty and climate change often face additional danger and discrimination on their journey.
This #MigrantsDay, share this message: every child - no matter who or where they are - has the right to all the support they need to thrive.
This #MigrantsDay, share this message: every child - no matter who or where they are - has the right to all the support they need to thrive.
Hanan and her one-year-old son, Moataz, have been receiving treatment for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported centre in Gaza.
Malnutrition remains a severe concern for pregnant mothers and young children.
Critical supplies must be allowed in at scale for their health and well-being.
Malnutrition remains a severe concern for pregnant mothers and young children.
Critical supplies must be allowed in at scale for their health and well-being.
December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hanan and her one-year-old son, Moataz, have been receiving treatment for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported centre in Gaza.
Malnutrition remains a severe concern for pregnant mothers and young children.
Critical supplies must be allowed in at scale for their health and well-being.
Malnutrition remains a severe concern for pregnant mothers and young children.
Critical supplies must be allowed in at scale for their health and well-being.
While Cyclone Ditwah has devastated children’s lives in Sri Lanka, UNICEF and partners are stepping in to provide relief with supplies to play and learn in safety centres across the country.
Donate to join us in supporting children: https://unicef.link/4iQGYt5
© UNICEF/Sugath
© UNICEF/Jayasuriya
Donate to join us in supporting children: https://unicef.link/4iQGYt5
© UNICEF/Sugath
© UNICEF/Jayasuriya
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
While Cyclone Ditwah has devastated children’s lives in Sri Lanka, UNICEF and partners are stepping in to provide relief with supplies to play and learn in safety centres across the country.
Donate to join us in supporting children: https://unicef.link/4iQGYt5
© UNICEF/Sugath
© UNICEF/Jayasuriya
Donate to join us in supporting children: https://unicef.link/4iQGYt5
© UNICEF/Sugath
© UNICEF/Jayasuriya
With heavy rains and cold winds, winters in Gaza are worsening unbearable living conditions for children and families.
Join Rawan Eleyan from UNICEF State of Palestine as she meets displaced families and outlines UNICEF's response.
Join Rawan Eleyan from UNICEF State of Palestine as she meets displaced families and outlines UNICEF's response.
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
With heavy rains and cold winds, winters in Gaza are worsening unbearable living conditions for children and families.
Join Rawan Eleyan from UNICEF State of Palestine as she meets displaced families and outlines UNICEF's response.
Join Rawan Eleyan from UNICEF State of Palestine as she meets displaced families and outlines UNICEF's response.
Every day, children wake up to a world shaped by choices they didn’t make.
Since 1946, UNICEF, with communities and partners, has championed the well-being of every child.
We remain committed to protecting all children, whoever they are, wherever they live. #ForEveryChild
Since 1946, UNICEF, with communities and partners, has championed the well-being of every child.
We remain committed to protecting all children, whoever they are, wherever they live. #ForEveryChild
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Every day, children wake up to a world shaped by choices they didn’t make.
Since 1946, UNICEF, with communities and partners, has championed the well-being of every child.
We remain committed to protecting all children, whoever they are, wherever they live. #ForEveryChild
Since 1946, UNICEF, with communities and partners, has championed the well-being of every child.
We remain committed to protecting all children, whoever they are, wherever they live. #ForEveryChild