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UNICEF’s work is 100% donor funded. We rely on the generosity of people like you to deliver life-saving help and supplies to kids in 192 countries and territories around the world.

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Abeer (12) and Zahra (4) stand in front of their destroyed house. The sisters are two of the more than 1.5 million kids in need of humanitarian assistance in Gaza.

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Children of Gaza Crisis

Children in Gaza have experienced more than 12 months of horrific conflict. Their homes, schools, communities and dreams have been reduced to rubble. Yet amidst the destruction, the strength and resilience of children has shone through thanks to UNICEF donors. However, with the humanitarian crisis deepening, we need more help to keep Gazan children and their dreams alive. Please donate today to send urgent aid to children in Gaza.

Children stand in the entryway of their tent shelter, in the Bab Al Salame camp for internally displaced persons in Syria

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The Greatest Need

When a crisis strikes we respond immediately - and our readiness begins with people like you. We’re 100% donor funded, making you the crucial starting point in our journey to reach kids with life-saving water, medical supplies, shelter, vaccines, and treatment for malnutrition – anywhere in the world. Your donation will help build a global whānau that’s always ready to respond at a time when every second counts.

18-month-old Sabir is screened and treated for malnutrition at the Kahary IDP camp in Somalia.

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Global Malnutrition Crisis

This morning, millions of kids woke up hungry. No child should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from, yet today 1 in 4 children is living in severe food poverty. That’s 181 million kids in places like Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan and Gaza that don’t have an equal opportunity to grow and develop to their full potential.

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9-year-old Ibrahim, carries his newly received winter clothing kit. Aleppo, Syria.

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Ongoing work

A little boy waits in his mother's arms at a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team in Nari District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan Emergency

We can't forget about kids in Afghanistan. Conflict, drought, disease and natural disasters make it one of the most deadly places to be a child. Help us be there before, during and after an emergency and support our long-term, life-changing work for kids, by making a donation today.

9-year-old Hayat Ali Amkam collects water in the Omar Bin Yasser camp in Aden, YEMEN.

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Yemen Children's Crisis

Almost 10 million Yemeni children are in urgent need of help to survive. We've been providing clean water, medical supplies, nutritious food, hygiene and sanitation, and education to children - but we need to do more. This is where you come in, your donation can make a world of difference.

Hayman, an 8-year old, says, “Water for drinking and washing is always available in the school.” in Nowruz camp in Syria.

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Syria Children's Crisis

Millions of children and families in Syria still need our support. We need your support to continue to be on the ground responding to kids' immediate needs and making long-term sustainable change to protect children's futures. If you can help, please make a donation today. Your donation will make a lasting difference for children.

A woman carrying a small child waits to board an evacuation train at the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine's westernmost corner, near the Polish border.

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Ukraine Emergency

For children in Ukraine, it’s now been more than two years since their childhoods stopped and the fear, danger and suffering began. Millions of kids have been forced to flee their homes, and those left behind are struggling without clean water, sanitation, healthcare and education. We know times are tough – but we’re asking Kiwis to please give deep to help us continue supporting Ukrainian kids and families.

A boy walks from school to his house in Aberao village in South Tarawa, Kiribati. Kiribati is one of the countries most affected by sea level rise. During high tide many villages become inundated making large parts of the villages uninhabitable.

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Children’s Climate Emergency

Climate change is the biggest threat facing kids today. From Aotearoa and the Pacific, to the farthest reaches of our planet – 1 billion children are facing increasingly frequent and more extreme climate emergencies. From cyclones to heatwaves, flooding to drought – an ever-growing number of kids are in danger.

Students of Bangabulu school collecting water from an improved source at their school

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Water and Education in the Pacific

We’re bringing clean water and quality pre-school education to kids in the Pacific – and we want your help. Join us to help give children in Vanuatu, Kiribati, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea the best start in life.

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Support children all around the world to live their lives to the fullest, no matter where they are.

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Sehera (10) is a Rohingya refugee living in a make-shift camp in Bangladesh. She enjoys attending a UNICEF supported child learning centre - where she can learn, play and recover from trauma.

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