UNICEF in action

According to the latest official report, the death toll from last week's earthquake in Peru has risen to 503 dead and 1,042 injured. In addition, 34,410 houses and four hospitals were destroyed and 11...

A few more details on UNICEF's efforts to save kids' lives in the immediate aftermath of the quake: Death from diarrheal dehydration is a danger when entire neighborhoods have collapsed and clean...

UNICEF's Representative in Peru, Dr. Guido Cornale, reports that UNICEF will be distributing water-purification tablets, water containers, oral rehydration salts and water tanks with a 10,000-liter...

Just a quick note to let you know that UNICEF staff and offices in Peru have escaped major damage. Will post additional information as available.

We got good news today about Congressional action on the annual appropriations for UNICEF. The following update comes from our Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy in Washington, D.C., Martin...

UNICEF Ambassador Lucy Liu shows residents of a camp for internally displaced people in the DR Congo that a UNICEF-supplied water source is safe for drinking. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media...

UNICEF Ambassador Lucy Liu witnesses the internal refugee crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically its effects on children. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"378"...

UNICEF Ambassador Lucy Liu visits a UNICEF-supported hospital for women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"378","attributes":{"class"...

© U.S. Fund for UNICEF/2007/David McKenzie Arrived in Kigali, Rwanda late last night. Had a short amount of time in Kigali before we crossed the border to Goma, DR Congo and spent it at the Kigali...