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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.

DONATE TO KIDS IN THE GREATEST NEED

Every second, every minute, every hour counts, for vulnerable kids around the world. That’s why we’re always there, in under 48 hours, rapidly responding with our humanitarian supplies so we can save lives.

It’s also why we need your help with donations, so we’re always ready for when the next disaster strikes. Your support can make all the difference.

Please support children and their families in greatest need.

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

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Ongoing work

A boy in Lilisiana Village on Malaita Island, Solomon Islands

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Become a Pacific Champion

Many kids still face challenges no child should – like drinking unsafe water, missing out on school, or facing illness without access to proper care. With nearly half of the Pacific population under the age of 18, these challenges affect an entire generation.

Milana, four years old, stands in front of the destroyed boiler room at her kindergarten.

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Ukraine Emergency

More than 3 years on, kids in Ukraine can't ignore the war. Fear, heartbreak, destruction and war are ever-present in their lives. UNICEF has remained on the ground to deliver for children, but with 1.9 million kids in need of humanitarian support right now, we’re asking Kiwis to please dig deep to help us continue supporting Ukrainian kids and families.

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.

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.

In Somalia, a girl receives a dose of oral polio vaccine at Daalo First School, during an emergency polio immunisation campaign in the city of Hargeisa

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Children's Immunisation Appeal

Every year, around 1.5 million kids die needlessly from vaccine preventable diseases. Measles, pneumonia and polio are all deadly for children, yet together we can protect kids from these and other diseases, simply by immunising them. With a little support from you today, we can protect a child for life. Donate to our children's Immunisation Appeal.

On 1 March 2023 in A'zaz, north-west Syria, UNICEF Family Hygiene Kits are distributed to displaced Syrian families.

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Syria Children's Crisis

Millions of children and families in Syria still need our help. After more than 14 years of war, we need your support to continue to remain on the ground responding 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.

Health worker Ghada Ali Obaid, 53, vaccinates 9-year-old Aswar Saddiq Othman during a community outreach vaccination drive for children.

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Yemen Children's Crisis

After more than a decade of war, there are around 11 million children in Yemen who need our 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 for kids in Yemen.

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. 

Help change the world for kids

Become a Global Parent

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

Set up a regular donation and become part of UNICEF’s long-term commitment to holistically solve the big problems affecting the most vulnerable kids.

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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