“We had a garden in our house with lemon trees and grapevines. I loved those trees. I used to climb those trees. I used to watch them from my balcony. My father built our home, and my sisters and I had our own rooms, but they have destroyed it. A rocket landed in the middle … Continued

  What is life like in a rural village in South Sudan? Unicef spoke to children and women in Kiech Kuon, a remote village, to hear their stories, to learn about their lives and to find out about their hopes for the future. These are South Sudan’s everyday voices: 1. Nyibol Jul, age 14 (pictured above) “I … Continued

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13-year-old Jennette* who told us about her experience with Ebola. She offered us a seat on a log in front of her mother’s house; neighborhood children, curious about the arrival of strangers, stopped chasing a chicken and gathered to watch. “I was about to finish 6th grade in Guéckédou when Ebola struck. When my grandmother … Continued

A simple hygiene kit is playing a key role in the fight to contain Ebola in Liberia. The disease is often spread from one family member to another. The kits help families protect themselves — particularly important when treatment units are distant or full and family members must act as caregivers. Each UNICEF kit contains … Continued

Designed by teens and powered by UNICEF, U-Report helps young people access real-time information about Ebola using their basic mobile phones. U-Report is one of many UNICEF innovations solving big challenges for kids worldwide. Check out more in the State of the World’s Children 2015 report.

  From deadly natural disasters to brutal conflicts and fast-spreading epidemics, children across the world are facing a new generation of humanitarian crises. Whether in the headlines or hidden from view, emergencies sparked by social fracture, climate change and disease are stalking children in ways we have never seen before. Millions of children are born … Continued

  The release of an estimated 2000-3000 children from an armed faction in South Sudan began today in Greater Pibor, in the eastern part of the country. Saudamini Siegrist, Senior Adviser for Child Protection in Emergencies at UNICEF, recently travelled to the country to assist with the preparations for the release. Q) What is the … Continued

FIVE years ago, today, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti, killed more than 230,000 people and upset the lives of 3.5 million.Of those left to rebuild lives after the earthquake, 1.5 million were children. For UNICEF, working in the Southern Hemisphere’s poorest country presented many challenges and on this day five years ago, launched an … Continued

A fierce winter storm has brought freezing temperatures to Lebanon’s Bekaa valley where hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians live. Displaced children from Syria living in flimsy makeshift tents at high altitudes have been struggling to cope – and even survive – as the winter storm Zina brought unrelenting freezing winds, heavy rains, and snow … Continued