UNICEF Television Vodcast

“We have no water or electricity,” says Sharlotte Agote, a 15-year-old survivor of one of the most powerful typhoons to hit land.

“The only thing I really want is a safe place where we can be relocated and for my children to continue their studies,” says 25-year-old Richelle Alcaraz.

Almost six months after the confirmation of the first new polio case in the Syrian Arab Republic, UNICEF continues to support national efforts in tackling the outbreak.

“Out of the many refugee and displacement situations I’ve photographed, I’ve never had a child say to me, ‘I can’t dream at the moment.’”

Conditions in Bangui’s camps for the displaced highlight the increased risk of malnutrition and disease for those who have come in search of safety.

Concentrated efforts to fight malaria in Chad mean the disease is facing powerful adversaries: mosquito nets and the dedicated health volunteers who teach communities how to use them.

In February 2014, a young girl in Kabul was found to be infected with the polio virus, the first case in the Afghan capital since 2002. As an immediate response, UNICEF and its partners launched an emergency campaign to stop the virus from spreading.

In the Central African Republic, where an already weak education system has been further set back by prolonged conflict, one teacher shows her commitment to her pupils – and her country.

Dylin Cortez was nine months pregnant when Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines, destroying health centres and disrupting basic services like immunization. Restoration of the cold chain for storing and transporting vaccines means that her daughter – and children across the region – will now be able to get their routine immunizations.

A teacher and student at the school, where more and more parents are enrolling their children. As time passes, a growing proportion of children in the school club have physical disabilities related to the conflict.

Thanks to immediate and effective treatment, Adelia, now 9, managed to recover fully from malaria.

Working in their own communities, TEPAC water and sanitation agents are foot soldiers in Haiti’s fight against the largest cholera outbreak of the century.

At a shelter for displaced families in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake emphasizes the importance of recreation and education for children suffering from three years of conflict.

Improving women’s access to medical care is helping reverse troubling trends in Afghanistan, one of the world’s most dangerous places to bear children.

With conflict forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes in the Central African Republic, and the rainy season imminent, ensuring that children have protection from mosquitoes that carry malaria grows ever more critical.