Early moments matter

The story of how pentavalent became one of the most used vaccines in the world.

The first 1,000 days of children’s lives are the most significant for their growth and development. Fathers play a critical role in this…

Nine months since violence forced thousands of Rohingya people to flee Myanmar, conditions for pregnant women in one of the world’s largest…

Thousands of children in Kasaï have been associated with militias and experienced atrocities.

In Kasaï, more than one in ten children may die from the consequences of malnutrition.

Every year, 1 million babies take their first and last breaths on the day they are born. Another 2.6 million are stillborn. The vast…

Immunization saves up to 3 million lives each year.

Nearly half of the population in Burundi lack access to safe drinking water.

Six months after hurricanes caused devastation in the Caribbean, many children still face daily challenges.

In the last decade, 25 million child marriages have been prevented due to a significant decline in the practice.

Thousands of community health workers bring lifesaving services to mothers and their babies in rural Sierra Leone

In Mali, role model mothers are striving to reduce infant mortality and improve child health.

In South Sudan, one in 26 newborn babies die within the first month of life. Many of these deaths are preventable.

An estimated 7,000 newborn babies die every day around the world.

In eastern Ukraine, conflict threatens the water supply to millions of people

For children trapped in conflict zones around the world, 2017 has been a ‘nightmare year’.

The scars of war run deep on eastern Ukraine’s youngest citizens after nearly four years of volatile conflict.

After living through years of violence, children in the Central African Republic (CAR) dream of a normal life.

Over a million children in South Sudan are severely malnourished. Maria is one of 600,000 children treated since December 2013.

In South Sudan, children have become the face of a humanitarian tragedy fuelled by conflict and economic collapse.

To escape violence and poverty, thousands of children make harrowing journeys trying to reach the United States.

Through the involvement of communities, a vast majority of pregnant women living with HIV are on lifelong treatment.

The first three years of every child’s life makes a difference — fill them with love, opportunity and rights.

“My name is Sajad. I’m 15 years old, and I am from the Iraqi province of Basra and I’m currently in Vienna.”