⚠️ They walk into danger, so children don't have to face it alone

🛡️ —, on World Humanitarian Day, see what it takes to protect a child in crisis.

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19 AUGUST 2026 · WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY

Dear -,

Every day, humanitarian workers walk into some of the most dangerous places on earth because children need them there.

Today, the need has never been greater. UNICEF estimates that more than 200 million children across 133 countries will need humanitarian assistance in 2026 alone. Behind every one of those numbers is a child waiting for clean water, food, medicine, or simply somewhere safe to sleep.

And yet, the people who show up to help are increasingly paying the highest price for it. In Gaza alone, since the conflict began in October 2023, over 589 humanitarian workers from across the sector have been killed while delivering urgent supplies and providing critical help to children and families.

Today, on World Humanitarian Day, we stand with humanitarian workers risking their lives to reach children and communities in crisis. Adherence to international humanitarian law is essential to ensure critical support can be delivered safely to children in crisis. No one should lose their life while trying to help children and families survive.

Despite the dangers, UNICEF will not give up – our teams are still present in the hardest-to-reach places, helping children and communities recover.

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Thanks to your support

What humanitarian workers make possible

In Gaza, UNICEF is raising awareness among students about the risks posed by explosive remnants of war. Through child friendly activities, games, and discussions, children learn how to identify dangerous objects, avoid unsafe areas, and share safety messages with their peers and families.

Venezuela: UNICEF set up Breastfeeding Corners in temporary camps after the earthquakes.

After Venezuela’s earthquakes, UNICEF set up Breastfeeding Corners in temporary camps, providing breastfeeding mothers and other parents with medical and nutritional support, as well as a safe, private space to care for their children.

This is what it takes to keep a child safe: humanitarian workers who stay when others leave, providing the supplies a child needs, and supporters like you who make that possible.

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In the spotlight

UNICEF Chief of Child Protection Brendan Ross in South Sudan.

On the frontline for children: A conversation with Brendan Ross

UNICEF Chief of Child Protection, Brendan Ross, shares his journey from Australia to South Sudan, and how his team at UNICEF work to protect children from harm. Read more >>

Thanks to humanitarian workers, like Brendan Ross, UNICEF has continued to reach children in crisis around the world, including:

Gaza: Provided over 487,000 women and children with primary health care.
Sudan: Admitted more than 174,700 children for lifesaving treatment of severe wasting, the most dangerous form of malnutrition.
Venezuela: Distributed over 82 tonnes of emergency supplies, including health kits, water purification, early childhood development and recreational materials.

These are tangible results made possible by people who refuse to turn away when children need help most.

By choosing to be there for children through crisis and uncertainty, humanitarian workers and supporters like you are helping deliver support where it is needed most. But the needs remain immense.

-, please consider making a donation today to be there for children with critical assistance and stand alongside humanitarian workers wherever children are at risk.

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-, thank you for your continued support.