UNICEF in action

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Mwamini Badesire, a community leader and UNICEF-supported community outreach worker, raises awareness about mpox symptoms and prevention measures with the Amani family in Chireja village, South Kivu province, DR Congo, on Sept. 13, 2024.

Mpox Vaccination Begins in DRC with UNICEF's Help

An important step forward in the emergency response to Africa's mpox outbreak. [video]

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A mother holds her 2-month-old infant outside the flood-damaged family home in Sirebougou village, Ségou region, Mali.

UNICEF Supports Families Hit by Severe Flooding in West and Central Africa

How UNICEF is responding in Chad, Mali and Nigeria — and how to help.

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Residents of flooded communities in Maiduguri, Nigeria, wade through floodwaters.

From Dry Abuja to the Waters of Maiduguri: Firsthand Look at Flood Crisis in Nigeria

UNICEF Communications Officer Anike Alli-Hakeem visits displacement camps where UNICEF is providing emergency support to affected families.

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UNICEF DRC’s Deputy Representative, Dr. Mariame Sylla, speaks with a patient during her visit to the mpox isolation and treatment unit at Lwiro Hospital, in the Miti-Murhesa health zone, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sept. 4, 2024.

Children Front and Center of UNICEF's Fight Against Mpox

Thousands of children in the DRC, Burundi and other countries in Africa are at severe risk of contracting mpox as cases of the new variant surge.

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Samah holds the bullet that was removed from her 8-year-old daughter Fatima's head at UNICEF-supported Aljekaika hospital in northern Sudan..

Hit by a Stray Bullet in Sudan

UNICEF is working with partners to support Sudan's flagging health system, providing lifesaving care to children like 8-year-old Fatima. [video]

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A mother brings her child for treatment at a UNICEF-supported mobile clinic in Adama locality, Atbara, River Nile state, Sudan.

UNICEF Mobile Clinics a Lifeline for Displaced Families in Sudan

UNICEF mobile clinics bring critical health care and nutrition services closer to vulnerable displaced communities. [video]

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Innocent Murula, a UNICEF-supported community outreach worker, uses his megaphone to raise community awareness about mpox in Kamanyola, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on July 25, 2024.

Mpox Threat Intensifies for Children in Africa

UNICEF acts to protect vulnerable children and communities as the deadly, contagious viral disease continues to spread.

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Children learn, play and make friends at a UNICEF safe learning space in Sudan.

UNICEF Safe Learning Spaces a Haven for Children in War-Torn Sudan

UNICEF-supported safe learning spaces offer children displaced by conflict a place to play, learn and just be kids. [video]

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A mother holds her child suffering from mpox at the mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kavumu Hospital in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on July 23, 2024

Amid Mpox Surge, UNICEF Readies Response

A different, deadlier form of the virus formerly known as monkeypox is killing children in countries across Africa. What UNICEF is doing about it.

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