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`Clara had to drop out of school in Grade 3 because of poverty. In her early teens, she is now mother to an infant son.

`Clara had to drop out of school in Grade 3 because of poverty. In her early teens, she is now mother to an infant son.

Featured Stories Sex taboos and patriarchal power burden Ghana's teen mums

Ghana’s young women may have a rosy vision of school holiday romance but the reality is no ...

posted 14/12/2015

A girl smiles up the camera surrounded by children waving UNICEF flags at in a class for displaced children in Cameroon.

A girl smiles up the camera surrounded by children waving UNICEF flags at in a class for displaced children in Cameroon.

Featured Stories What the SDGs will do for four young global citizens

Read how UNICEF is putting children at the heart of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

posted 02/09/2015

Yazidi boys find water and bathe in the town of Peshkhabour in Dohuk Governorate, Iraq.

Yazidi boys find water and bathe in the town of Peshkhabour in Dohuk Governorate, Iraq.

Featured News and Insights What water means if you’ve grown up in Australia

Take a nostalgic slip and slide through our love affair with water

posted 25/08/2015

Hilson Toaliu from UNICEF Vanuatu enjoys fresh lemonade made from pumped water after Cyclone Pam

Hilson Toaliu from UNICEF Vanuatu enjoys fresh lemonade made from pumped water after Cyclone Pam

Featured UNICEF in action The daily lives of our humanitarian heroes

UNICEF workers #sharehumanity on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

posted 19/08/2015

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