UNICEF UK

UNICEF UK We are the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), a charity entirely funded by supporters, raising fun

To contact our Supporter Care team, please visit:

https://form.unicef.org.uk/contact-our-supporter-care-team/

How do children living in the world's most remote places access education?Meet Altanjiguur, she is a nursery teacher. In...
05/10/2026

How do children living in the world's most remote places access education?

Meet Altanjiguur, she is a nursery teacher. In Mongolia, UNICEF supported nursery teachers travel to remote herder households with tablets full of learning materials, giving young children and their parents access to preschool education.

The "Teacher with a Tablet" programme is helping ensure children in remote communities have equal and inclusive opportunities for early learning and the opportunity to stay close to their families while they learn 💙

UNICEF/2025/UNI863233

30/09/2026

The conflict in Lebanon continues to take a devastating and inhumane toll on children.

UNICEF and partners are supporting thousands of children, including those injured, with psychosocial and mental health activities to help them cope with the trauma of war.

Join us in calling for the ceasefire to hold and for the protection of all children, anywhere, at all times.

Video description: Hussein, 11, talks directly to the camera from a brown sofa in a white room about the effects of the war on his mental health. Text appears to say "more than 770,000 children in Lebanon are at risk of lifelong mental health conditions as violence, fear and displacement continue to affect their daily lives." The video calls for support and a ceasefire.

28/09/2026

Strip away the politics, here’s how you can help protect children 👉 Ask the UK Government to spend at least 25% of the international development budget on the essential services children need.

Sign the petition to help make every child unstoppable: https://act.unicef.org.uk/page/194807/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=6jjz4qmj

No choice but childhood.

Video description: Michael Sheen speaks directly to the camera as headlines, and then videos, about flash floods, earthquakes and conflict appear. "With our newsfeeds filled with crisis after crisis, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, it's easy to lose hope. We see childhood being cut short by conflict, eroded by poverty and harmed by climate change. We ask ourselves how we can change things. The answer? Not easy to find. But strip away the politics and ask the simple questions: Should children be safe? Should children be supported? Should we act when childhood is under threat? The answer is always yes. Suddenly the choice of what to do is easier than we think. No choice but to help make childhood unstoppable. No choice but childhood."

24/09/2026

Children are born ready to play, learn, grow and thrive. But too often, things stand in their way.

We work alongside families, communities and partners every day to clear the path for children, so they can get on with what matters most.

Together, we’re making childhood unstoppable.

Video description: Text overlay and voice over says, "Look at this lot... running round in circles, wibble wobbling along, and going in for seconds." A group of children play games, run around a playground and balance carefully. VO continues, "Like Holiness there." Holiness is sitting on a rug with others, enjoying a plate of food. Then, she's standing and kicking a ball with a look of determination. Voiceover continues: "These moments should belong to every child. That's why at UNICEF, we're working with families and communities to make sure nothing stands in the way of childhood." We see children walking to school and playing, and then Dylan, receiving accessible and inclusive learning in Paraguay, Ethel Boyce measuring a child's arm for malnutrition, and Holiness throwing a ball. Shorter clips of children smiling and laughing follow. The end card is a black screen with white and blue writing and the UNICEF logo. Text reads: "UNICEF making childhood unstoppable."

23/09/2026

Who says young people can't create change? 👀

Not Madson.

As President of his local youth centre in Mata Grande, Brazil, he stands up for child rights, champions sustainability, and proves that young people have the power to shape the future.

He's one of thousands of young leaders taking action through UNICEF’s partnership with AstraZeneca's Young Health Programme.

The partnership, which has been extended for another five years, helps to build healthier communities for the next generation – and unites them in a global movement to help prevent serious chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer, lung diseases and diabetes.

⬆️ Watch to understand why it matters to him.



Video description: Madson, a 15 year old boy in Mata Grande, Brazil, and other young leaders excitedly carry new plants and cheer. "I think it's very important for young people to lead movements, especially those aimed at healthy eating", Madson says. "Healthy teenagers!" the group cheer. Text reads: Madson is the President of a network of teenagers who champion their rights, sustainability, and the growth of their community. An interview of Madson is interspersed with clips of AstraZeneca's Young Health Programme and young leaders engaging with their community. "I'm always organising actions, I'm always talking to city councilors, talking to the principle, always trying to hold meetings, trying to communicate with other city authorities. I think this issue of the link between the importance of environmental conservation and adolescent health is very much connected. Since we are taking care of the environment, it is this environment that will give us the benefits, this environment that will clean the air." The young leaders plant a tree, "All set. Another tree planted. Yay!" Madson continues speaking to the camera, "I think it's very important for young people to start losing this fear, this fear of judgment and start spreading the word, start giving their voice, start contributing, so that we can have a better future." They all wave goodbye.

Children are born ready to play, learn, grow and thrive. But too often, conflict, disasters and the climate crisis disru...
21/09/2026

Children are born ready to play, learn, grow and thrive. But too often, conflict, disasters and the climate crisis disrupt the services children rely on and get in the way of childhood.

After powerful Cyclone Gezani hit Madagascar in February, UK Government support helped UNICEF and our local partners respond quickly. Working together with communities, we set up learning activities so children could stay on track with their education. And we set up child-friendly spaces where children could play, connect with their friends and recover.

Because when childhood is under threat, the choice should be simple. Choose to help make childhood unstoppable.

Ask the UK Government to spend at least 25% of its international development budget on the essential services children need.

Sign the petition: https://act.unicef.org.uk/page/194807/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=6jjz4qmj No Choice But Childhood.

17/09/2026

In 2025, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom travelled to Cox's Bazaar to see how aid cuts have affected children like Azizur.

We're urging the UK Government to invest 25% of the international development budget in making childhood unstoppable for children like Azizur.

Sign the petition today and tell the UK government there's no choice but childhood: https://bit.ly/4iMDHwE

Video description: Orlando Bloom, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, where children are playing games and music, and learning in a school. He speaks to the camera: "Join me. Stand with UNICEF, stand with every child. I'm in Cox's Bazaar, home to over 1 million refugees. More than half are children. The Rohingya have shown the world that they are resilient. Now a global funding crisis is pushing that resilience to its limit, closing classrooms, cutting hygiene supplies and reducing basic aid needed to survive.

Azizur, 14, speaks to the camera. "My dream is to be an engineer. If I can make a new drone I will video our camp and I will show the world that our communities are struggling."

Orlando continues speaking: "This is what the funding cuts mean for children, fewer lessons, less protection, more risk. Every child deserves a chance to learn, to dream and to be safe."

White text on black background reads: Call on the UK Government to choose childhood. Sign the petition. No choice but childhood.

16/09/2026

The answer is always yes. 💙

We're urging the UK Government to invest 25% of international development funds in childhood - to protect children from conflict, from poverty, from climate change.

If you’re like us and believe all children, no matter where they live, should be safe, sign the petition: https://bit.ly/4iMDHwE

Because there is no choice but childhood.

Help us make childhood unstoppable.

Video description: A slideshow of images of children playing, learning and thriving. Each image has text overlay with their name, asking if they should be safe. "Should Jar Man Tsin be safe?" The text overlay continues, "The answer is always yes." Video ends with a black screen with white and blue text: "Add your name to the petition. No choice but childhood."

Shobha, a teacher in Bhaise, Nepal, lost both her home and the classroom where she taught when the devastating floods sw...
14/09/2026

Shobha, a teacher in Bhaise, Nepal, lost both her home and the classroom where she taught when the devastating floods swept through her village. Around 50 households here were destroyed and 15 residents from the village remain missing. Shobha escaped with only minutes to spare, helping a newborn’s mother and young children reach higher ground as the water rose behind them.

With her school gone, she worries most about the children she once taught, many of whom have lost not only their homes but also the routines, friendships and sense of safety that school provided.

UNICEF is working with the Government of Nepal and partners to assess flood damage to schools, establish temporary learning spaces and distribute teaching and learning supplies to children and teachers.
By supporting our Children’s Emergency Fund you will help us act when emergencies like this one strike 👉 https://bit.ly/4cMfkM1

Photo credit: © UNICEF/Upadhayay

12/09/2026

Two weeks on from severe flash floods in Nepal, essential services for children and families are severely disrupted.

Children and families urgently need shelter, safe drinking water, and nutrition - as well as mental health support and access to education to help them regain a sense of normalcy. UNICEF is working closely with the Government of Nepal and humanitarian partners to reach the worst affected communities, and to deliver this lifesaving support.

Transcript:
It's been nearly two weeks after the flash floods in Nepal. The floods damaged critical infrastructures like roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, water supply systems and sanitation facilities. At the same time, families are seeking shelter with host households or at holding centres. One such temporary shelter I visited a week ago had around 100 to 120 people living there. Many families with children. The lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene, combined with damaged health facilities and overcrowded living conditions is significantly increasing the risk of waterborne and infectious diseases. UNICEF estimates that more than 32000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene support. They also need healthcare, nutrition assistance, protection services and mental health and psychosocial support. Because the floods also damaged schools, restoring safe learning spaces is also critical to help children regain a sense of normalcy after this dramatic disaster.

Video description: Sharmina Manandhar, Communication Specialist UNICEF Nepal speaks to BBC News. The video starts with Sharmina speaking to the camera. The impact of the floods follow, showing destroyed or damaged homes and communities. A plane arrives at an airport, and supplies are unloaded by UNICEF workers. A community gathers to light candles and lay flowers.

Address

1 Westfield Avenue
London
E201HZ

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+443003305580

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when UNICEF UK posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Featured

Share

Category