Around the World, Children make up nearly half of the almost 900 million people living on less than US$1.90 a day.

Their families struggle to afford the basic health care and nutrition needed to provide them a strong start. These deprivations leave a lasting imprint; in 2014, nearly 160 million Children were stunted.

Despite great progress in school enrolment in many parts of the World, the number of Children aged 6 to 11 who are out of school has increased since 2011.

About 124 million children and adolescents do not attend school, and 2 out of 5 leave primary school without learning how to read, write or do basic arithmetic.

This challenge is compounded by the increasingly protracted nature of armed conflict.

Nearly 250 million children live in countries and areas affected by armed conflict, and millions more bear the brunt of climate-related disasters and chronic crises.

Despite remarkable challenges around the world, UNICEF staffers fight for the rights of every child seeking safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflicts, and equality.