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A father and his two sons, one in his dad's arms

Being a ‘Super Dad’ when life is turned upside down

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“I have three kids whom I have to put on their feet; I want them to live happily and to prosper in their future,” Andrii, 35, tells me. It’s a goal that most parents share, but for Andrii one that became a lot tougher when Ukraine’s conflict escalated in mid-2014. “Our children were frightened a lot; they kept hiding under the… Read more →←

Too many windows

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Chloe Sydney is a Reports Officer in UNICEF South Sudan. She joined UNICEF one month ago, but has been working in South Sudan since February 2016. On 8 July 2016, fighting broke out in South Sudan’s capital, keeping the entire town in fear until a ceasefire was signed on Monday 11th. While hiding in her apartment, Chloe kept a diary… Read more →←
A group of children and a man.

My journey to Yemen’s battle zones

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As a UNICEF Immunization Specialist in Yemen, I was recently sent to Sa’ada, an area (or Governorate) already devastated by internal wars since 2004, further deteriorated by the ongoing conflict since March 2015 – the worst recorded in the region’s history. Government offices, religious institutions, residences and schools have all… Read more →←
A group of children in a classroom

In the land of tears: A neighbourhood turned shelter

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A suburb in the city of Homs in Syria has returned to the headlines. Just a few weeks ago, an agreement was reached to finally put the guns down in Al-Wa’er and allow relief agencies to deliver humanitarian assistance to an area not reached for almost two years.   Al-Wa’er always brings vivid memories. It’s spring 2013 and… Read more →←
Students at the Michel J. Hasbun Center for Basic Education in Cedeño, Honduras.

In Honduras, building the resilience of children who live along the beach

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“In 2011 a tidal wave completely destroyed my house. It was a day I still remember. The sea flooded hundreds of meters inland and my family and I only had time to find safety while carrying our basic necessities.” The narrator of this story is Yaki Martins, a 14-year-old girl from Cedeño, a community located on the Gulf of… Read more →←
A mother from Luhansk in Ukraine, breastfeeds her child.

Combatting breastfeeding myths in Ukraine

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Over the past month I’ve been working with UNICEF Ukraine to support nutrition interventions during the emergency response. Advocating for early initiation of breastfeeding, six months exclusive breastfeeding and complementary breastfeeding for up to two years is a regular part of my job. It is driven by my medical background but also… Read more →←
Sheltering under the desks during an earthquake drill at Muhammadiyah Primary School in Banda Aceh. New school buildings were designed to be earthquake-resistant and equipped with desks with thick wooden surfaces bolted to metal legs.

Ten years after the tsunami – the benefits of building back better

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Picture this: It’s a Sunday in late December. You’re woken by a strong earthquake early in the morning and you know something is wrong. Soon, you’re running from the waters of a tsunami that’s flattening almost everything in its wake. You reach the top of a hill, along with others some of whom have been injured in the scramble to… Read more →←
John Dave, 3, has a bath outside a bunkhouse in Tacloban the day after the storm

Typhoon Hagupit: sunny in Tacloban, stormy in Manila

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Today, Typhoon Hagupit (known locally as Ruby) has been making itself known in Manila. The winds and rain that swirl around the edge of the storm arrived early and are expected to strengthen significantly overnight. Walking to the office this morning, I braced myself against both, while an empty Starbucks cup hurtled down the street… Read more →←

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