August 2011

Yeang Khan, 33, never fully understood the importance of a birth certificate until a year ago, when she was pregnant with her third child. Read more...

At the therapeutic feeding centre of Balbala, 20-month-old Abdelfattah stares suspiciously at the visitors who have just walked in. Read more...

Montegbosh is still nursing her 18-month old son who clings to her chest even if she is busy sweeping the dusty ground by their hut in this small farming community an hour outside the capital of Addis Ababa. Read more...

Abdile, his wife, four children and their paternal grandmother left their home in Somalia in search of food and water after the drought had claimed their crops and livestock.
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“Today we are doing growth monitoring , including weighing the children,” said Kasim. “We weigh the children in order to identify malnutrition which may not be visible to the eye.”
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UNICEF's Chris Tidey spoke to us about the current situation in Kenya.
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