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Girls laughing in Tamil Nadu, India | Photo © UNICEF/HQ05-0485/Ami Vitale

Doing whatever it takes to save a child

Working in over 150 countries, UNICEF provides children with health care, clean water, nutrition, education, emergency relief, and more. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF’s work through fundraising, advocacy, and education in the United States.

Despite extraordinary progress, 24,000 children still die each day from preventable causes. Our mission is to do whatever it takes to make that number zero by giving children the essentials for a safe and healthy childhood.

Join UNICEF's fight for child survival

There are many ways to join UNICEF and save kids' lives—here are a few to consider:

 

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Recent News

November 4, 2009

"UNICEF is the world's 911": A UNICEF supporter shares her story

Manjari Saha, a supporter of UNICEF's work, shares why she believes UNICEF helps her make the biggest difference in children's lives. Manjari's story was recently published in the latest edition of Every Child.

November 3, 2009

Building children's resistance to disease in the wake of emergencies

Emergencies like the tsunami that hit Samoa on September 29 leave children susceptible to disease. To increase children's resistance to measles as well as diarrheal diseases, UNICEF is conducting a national campaign to immunize 32,000 children in Samoa. Immunization campaigns are a cost-effective way to protect children against life-threatening illnesses.