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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 3h
All children have the right to quality education, and that can’t be accomplished without exceptional teachers. #WorldTeachersDay
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World Teachers' Day: Celebrating Educators Everywhere
Teachers create opportunities for children to develop and thrive. World Teachers’ Day honors that incredibly important work.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 7h
Around the world, teachers give children the tools, training and emotional support they need to reach their full potential. Teachers give hope. This #WorldTeachersDay, learn how UNICEF supports dedicated educators so children can realize their full potential: www.unicefusa.org/teachers-bsky
"To teachers everywhere: thank you!" + a photo of a smiling teacher standing near a student
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 23h
We teamed up with The Harris Poll to ask young people across the U.S. what matters to them and how they want to shape what comes next. And the message is clear: Young people believe they can make a difference! The question is: Are decision-makers listening? The results: bit.ly/4yFQDcs
This image is an infographic from UNICEF USA titled "You've got something to say. We're listening." It features statistics about young people's influence in the country, including figures like 82% believe they can make a difference, 56% are motivated by making an impact, and 62% plan to vote in state elections due to economic concerns. There are graphics of speech bubbles and a megaphone, as well as a photo of a group of young people gathered outdoors. The bottom section highlights that 70% think their age group isn't listened to and 74% say involvement in policymaking will help the country.This infographic contains statistics from a UNICEF USA Harris Youth Poll. It highlights that 42% intend to vote locally, 47% for state elections, and 50% for federal elections in 2024, all showing increases. It emphasizes different ways of participation: 34% volunteering, 26% discussing issues online, and 21% signing petitions. A quote in the image states that showing up is more than voting. It reports 74% of youth say global events impact their life. Additionally, it encourages making voices heard and promoting child-centered governance.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 04/10/2026
Across #Afghanistan, 3.7 million children are suffering from wasting. “It’s a crisis which disproportionally affects the youngest and most vulnerable," says @afghanistan.unicef.org's Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale. How our colleagues are taking action: www.unicefusa.org/afghanistan-nutri…
"Child Malnutrition Surges Across Afghanistan

Very young children are the hardest hit by Afghanistan's growing malnutrition crisis. UNICEF is working to improve nutritional outcomes but global humanitarian aid cuts are making a bad situation worse."

+ a photo of a child eating from a Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) packet
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 03/10/2026
Some hopeful back-to-school moments as many students across the #Gaza Strip resumed their education last month after three years without formal schooling. Despite 98% of schools being destroyed or damaged, UNICEF has supported more than 330,000 children in their return to the classroom.
A crowd of students celebrate outside a schoolStudents and UNICEF staff lined up outside of an education facility
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 03/10/2026
76 years ago, teacher Mary Emma Allison and minister Clyde Allison wondered how they could make a difference through trick-or-treating. That Halloween, kids in their Philadelphia neighborhood collected 🪙s alongside 🍬 — raising $17 for UNICEF. It was the start of a national #ToT4UNICEF tradition:
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Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF: History & Impact
Discover the history of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, a Halloween tradition that has raised millions of dollars for children in need worldwide.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 02/10/2026
With support from Zonta International, the @unfpa.org - UNICEF Global Programme to #EndChildMarriage is committed to defending girls' rights and helping them realize their full potential. Learn more: www.unicefusa.org/what-unicef-... @usaforunfpa.bsky.social
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 02/10/2026
Child marriage is a threat to girls everywhere, including in the U.S. This week, lawmakers in California took a bold step to ban this harmful practice. Even as we celebrate this milestone, @npr.org highlights why the fight to #EndChildMarriage around the world is far from over:
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A new California law bans child marriage. What's the global outlook on the practice?
The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective?
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 02/10/2026
It all started with these iconic little orange boxes. Learn how you can carry on this #ToT4UNICEF tradition: www.unicefusa.org/tot26-bsky 🎃
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 01/10/2026
UNICEF's Sheldon Yett reports from Abujubaya Hospital in South Kordofan, #Sudan, where malnourished children receive the targeted care they need to make a full recovery. Our colleagues are providing lifesaving treatment but more help is needed: www.unicefusa.org/sudan-nutrition-b…
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 01/10/2026
A kid in a costume can change the world. Since 1950, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has helped raise nearly $200 million to support children worldwide — providing lifesaving vaccines, nutrition and more. Give like a kid again. Order your free #ToT4UNICEF boxes: www.unicefusa.org/tot26-bsky 🎃
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 30/09/2026
Projected flooding and funding shortfalls could worsen the hunger crisis in #Somalia and push more people —especially children — into extreme food insecurity and acute malnutrition. Here's what you need to know, including how to help:
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Climate Shocks and Aid Cuts Deepen Somalia's Hunger Crisis
Families in Somalia are facing global warming, displacement, deepening hunger — and humanitarian aid cuts.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 29/09/2026
Two years ago in Bangladesh, a delayed diagnosis of diabetes put Sayma's life at risk. Her story is a reminder that for children living with non-communicable diseases, consistent and affordable care can mean the difference between a childhood interrupted and one not only restored but reinforced.
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UNICEF’s Support for Primary Health Care Helps Children with NCDs Reclaim Their Futures
With support from Eli Lilly and Company to UNICEF USA, UNICEF is helping strengthen primary health care for children living with NCDs in Bangladesh.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 29/09/2026
When you speak up for children, legislators will listen. Visit act.unicefusa.org to learn how you can raise your voice and be an advocate #ForEveryChild.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 29/09/2026
As young learners head back to school, the #KINDFund — our partnership with @ms.now's @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social — will be making an impact in #Malawi, continuing its 16-year mission to outfit classrooms with desks and provide scholarships to help students like Joyce Chisale fulfill their dreams.
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K.I.N.D. Fund Scholarships Build Brighter Futures in Malawi
Launched in 2010 by UNICEF and MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell, The K.I.N.D. Fund has raised over $55 million to support education in Malawi.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 28/09/2026
From our latest survey with The Harris Poll, learn how youth see America today, and the issues that matter most to them: bit.ly/4yK0ZZ6.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 27/09/2026
Are you ready to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF? 🎃 As the #Halloween season approaches, NBA champion and UNICEF Supporter Harrison Barnes visited PIX11 this week to talk about how #TOT4UNICEF has evolved through the years and how families can get involved:
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NBA champion Harrison Barnes talks Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
NEW YORK (PIX11) — This Halloween, UNICEF USA is inviting families to “Give Like a Kid Again” through the iconic Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign. NBA champion Harrison Barnes t…
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 27/09/2026
UNICEF’s Accessible Digital Textbooks for All initiative (ADT) is converting storybooks to interactive learning experiences, opening up new possibilities for children with disabilities. In #Colombia, teachers and students alike are loving the interactive lessons.
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A Lesson in Inclusion: Digital Textbooks in Colombia
Children in Colombia are learning about inclusion and gaining valuable new skills through UNICEF’s Accessible Digital Textbooks for All initiative.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 26/09/2026
For #ClimateWeek, here are 5 ways UNICEF works to protect children from the impacts of climate change:
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 26/09/2026
Loco was in the fourth grade in East Borena, Oromia Region, #Ethiopia, when her school was destroyed by conflict in 2022. Windows were smashed, furniture ruined, her future uncertain. After two years of disrupted education, support from UNICEF helped the students like her get back to learning.
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UNICEF @unicef.org · 25/09/2026
Despite the loss and devastation they’ve experienced, children in Gaza like Maryan, 10, are excited about learning, making new friends and returning to the classroom. UNICEF supports over 330,000 children in 200 learning spaces across Gaza. #ForEveryChild, education in safety.
Smiling girl with glasses and red hair ribbons shares excitement about her first school day and eagerness to learn and make friends.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 25/09/2026
This is life on the front lines of the #ClimateCrisis. @james-unicef.bsky.social reports from #Somalia, where families are enduring repeated drought, displacement and hunger — a crisis they did little to create, but are paying the highest price for. #ClimateWeek
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 24/09/2026
Six priorities. One goal: move education technology from hype to real impact for children. @unicef.org and @edtech-hub.bsky.social’s new report covers equity, safety, pedagogy, sustainability, evidence, global standards — and how to put them into practice. Read it:
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Shaping the Future of Digital Education
A global conversation on how to move beyond digital as usual
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 24/09/2026
Joyce Chisale grew up in #Malawi, where the #KINDFund — our partnership with @ms.now's @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social — allowed her to complete secondary school. This year, Joyce graduated from medical school! 🎓 Learn how she's encouraging the next generation of girls in Malawi to dream just as big:
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 23/09/2026
Over 15 years ago, a simple idea took root in #Malawi. Today, it's reached more than 1.6 million learners. Swipe through to learn how the #KINDFund — an award-winning partnership between UNICEF USA and @ms.now's @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social — continues to help children realize their potential:
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 23/09/2026
When promises aren't kept, it's children who pay the highest price. We're mobilizing supporters to urge Members of Congress to ensure the government releases at least $137 million in fiscal year 2026 core funding before September 30. You can help. #ForEveryChild
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Speak Up for the World's Children: Urge Congress to Release Approved UNICEF Funding
Call your representatives and urge them to ensure the U.S. government releases critical Congressionally approved funding for UNICEF before Sept. 30.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 22/09/2026
Storms. Droughts. Floods. Wildfires. Climate shocks are shutting classroom doors around the world — threatening children's futures. For #ClimateWeek, a closer look at how we can build resilience and protect learning:
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Learning Interrupted: Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2025,
Climate-driven events disrupted education for 1 in 10 students globally in 2025.
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UNICEF @unicef.org · 22/09/2026
Despite extraordinary progress driven by cooperation and shared purpose, we face unprecedented backsliding on child rights, gender equality, international law and investment in children. World leaders at #UNGA: What kind of future will you choose to build for children?  unicef.link/4gsOOYy
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UNICEF at the UN General Assembly
What kind of future will we choose for children?
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 21/09/2026
This is not an ask for new funding — lawmakers must ensure that this already-approved full contribution is released before the end of the month. We need your help. Please send a message to your Members of Congress #ForEveryChild:
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The Clock is Running Out to Receive UNICEF's Funding
We urgently need your help to make sure the government sends critical funding to UNICEF before September 30.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 21/09/2026
Each September, #UNGA brings together world leaders to discuss major global challenges, set priorities and advance collective action. For UNICEF, it's an opportunity to advocate #ForEveryChild.
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What Is UNGA? Understanding the UN General Assembly and UNICEF's Role
UNGA's high-level sessions are an important platform for influencing global policy and mobilizing international commitments for children.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 21/09/2026
UNICEF global spokesperson @james-unicef.bsky.social reports from #Somalia: "When UNICEF opens those nutrition centers, when we provide water, when we get kids back in school [...] we have seen growth." Now is not the time for the world to turn its back on Somalia's children and families.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 20/09/2026
In #Afghanistan, midwife Sharifa Amiri helps children recover from malnutrition using ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF). For her, it's personal: when her daughter Armina was 7 months old, she too recovered from severe malnutrition with the help of RUTF. Their story, from @afghanistan.unicef.org:
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 19/09/2026
When promises aren't kept, it's children who pay the highest price. We're mobilizing supporters to urge Members of Congress to ensure the government releases at least $137 million in fiscal year 2026 core funding before September 30. You can help. #ForEveryChild
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Speak Up for the World's Children: Urge Congress to Release Approved UNICEF Funding
Call your representatives and urge them to ensure the U.S. government releases critical Congressionally approved funding for UNICEF before Sept. 30.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 19/09/2026
A child's right to safely access education becomes even more essential in times of crisis or conflict. And yet, that right is violated almost daily around the world as attacks on education continue to rise in scale and intensity. Here's a look at how UNICEF is taking action to protect education:
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Protecting Children's Education in Emergencies
How UNICEF supports safe learning for children caught in conflict and other crises, while championing Safe Schools worldwide.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 18/09/2026
Each September, #UNGA brings together world leaders to discuss major global challenges, set priorities and advance collective action. For UNICEF, it's an opportunity to advocate #ForEveryChild.
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What Is UNGA? Understanding the UN General Assembly and UNICEF's Role
UNGA's high-level sessions are an important platform for influencing global policy and mobilizing international commitments for children.
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Joe English @joe-english.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Renewed hostilities across Yemen are forcing families from their homes, killing and injuring children and disrupting access to health care and education, deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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Renewed hostilities in Yemen push over 12 million children deeper into crisis
More than 57,000 children displaced in past two weeks as children are killed, injured and reported missing
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 18/09/2026
Earlier this year, Congress approved at least $137M in funding for UNICEF core resources. With the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, time is running out to ensure those funds reach UNICEF. You can help. Urge your Members of Congress to take action #ForEveryChild: unicefusa.org/funding-alert-bsky
"Urgent: UNICEF Funding is at Risk. We Need Your Help Now."
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 17/09/2026
We teamed up with The Harris Poll to ask young people across the U.S. how they see the road ahead. A core finding? Young people believe their generation can create real change, and they want their voices included in the decisions that will shape their future. The full report: bit.ly/4yFQDcs
A group of young people in blue UNICEF USA tee shirts pose for a photo on Capitol Hill. Text overlay reads, "Young people are ready to be heard. Are you listening?"
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 16/09/2026
When #EdTech is tailored to meet children's individual needs, the results can be transformative. For back to school season, Andrew Maguire from our Global Programs team explores how UNICEF is ensuring that education innovations are inclusive of all learners, including children with disabilities:
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 15/09/2026
In #DRCongo, fear of infection and misinformation about how people are infected by the #Ebola virus is causing many families to stay away from health facilities. Here's how UNICEF is working at the community level to build trust while ensuring children receive the care they need:
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 14/09/2026
Children don't get a vote — so they need a voice. Visit act.unicefusa.org to raise your voice #ForEveryChild.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 13/09/2026
Intense bombardment and the destruction of medical infrastructure have left many children in #Gaza without access to basic health care. To prevent further deaths and to lay the foundation for recovery, UNICEF is working with partners to re-establish essential health services across the Gaza Strip:
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Delivering Health Services to Mothers and Children in Gaza
UNICEF-supported health facilities provide urgently needed care for children and their families across the Gaza Strip.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 13/09/2026
Throughout September, UNICEF supporters are meeting with Congressional offices to advocate for UNICEF funding for this fiscal year. Despite recent headwinds, we know that vocal outreach still makes a difference. Here's how you can speak out #ForEveryChild too: www.unicefusa.org/funding-bsky
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 12/09/2026
In #Sudan, over 8 million children are out of school because of violence and displacement. At a UNICEF child-friendly space in Khartoum, Rabab, 5, spends her days learning with friends. Here, children like her can access recreation, mental health support and more, even when their classroom is gone.
Rabab holds up a purple hippo puppet while standing in a UNICEF-supported child-friendly spaceRabab draws while kneeling near a board covered in children's illustrations
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 12/09/2026
Roads, bridges, electricity — much of the infrastructure in #Nepal was damaged by the recent floods, making it that much harder for families to access routine health care. @npr.org reports on how UNICEF and partners are delivering medical supplies and mental health support where they're needed most:
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'The health system in Nepal is not prepared for this'
That's the grim assessment from the ground in the wake of the catastrophic flooding, which damaged or destroyed 7 health facilities, interrupted routine care and is affecting mental health.
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End Polio Now @endpolionow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Two drops can open the door to much more. Ending polio protects children from one disease, while strengthening the systems that help protect them from many others. Read more from @unicef.org Executive Director Catherine Russell 👉 endpol.io/4cWr4vh
Blue background graphic featuring text from the Polio Global Eradication Initiative. Quote about ending polio and its benefits, attributed to Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, displayed alongside a circular photo.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 11/09/2026
A child's right to safely access education becomes even more essential in times of crisis or conflict. And yet, that right is violated almost daily around the world as attacks on education continue to rise in scale and intensity. Here's a look at how UNICEF is taking action to protect education:
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Protecting Children's Education in Emergencies
How UNICEF supports safe learning for children caught in conflict and other crises, while championing Safe Schools worldwide.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 10/09/2026
In Nepal's Nuwakot district, "children and caregivers are very vulnerable right now," Sushila Paneru, a psychosocial counsellor, tells UNICEF. "Many can't even make eye contact with us." Here's how UNICEF is supporting mental health teams to help families as they put their lives back together:
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Helping Families Manage Grief and Fear After Nepal Floods
UNICEF-supported teams are providing much-needed psychosocial support for children and caregivers devastated by recent flash floods in Nepal.
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 10/09/2026
Incorporating early childhood interventions into existing global health and nutrition programs can help children reach their full potential. Join us in urging Congress to reauthorize and pass the Global Child Thrive Act. Take action #ForEveryChild: www.unicefusa.org/thrive-bsky
Tell Congress: Give Every Child the Opportunity to Thrive!" + a photo of a smiling child with a MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference) tape around their arm)
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 09/09/2026
Two years ago in Bangladesh, a delayed diagnosis of diabetes put Sayma's life at risk. Her story is a reminder that for children living with non-communicable diseases, consistent and affordable care can mean the difference between a childhood interrupted and one not only restored but reinforced.
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UNICEF’s Support for Primary Health Care Helps Children with NCDs Reclaim Their Futures
With support from Eli Lilly and Company to UNICEF USA, UNICEF is helping strengthen primary health care for children living with NCDs in Bangladesh.
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