UNICEF Television Vodcast

Global pop superstar Katy Perry was appointed UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador on 3 December 2013. To commemorate the occasion, UNICEF produced a video showing her at work - and at play - with children around the world, featuring her song Unconditionally.

Coming to terms with HIV has not been easy for 13-year-old Jean, but support from the NGO Femmes Actives de Côte d’Ivoire (OFACI) is making a positive difference for him and other adolescents living with the virus.

Watch as 17-year-old Lian Fernandez describes surviving Typhoon Haiyan – and the uncertainties she now faces after the storm, in Tacloban City.

In Somaliland, only a third of women giving birth have any kind of skilled personnel with them -- and, in rural areas, the numbers are much lower. Now, a three-year-long programme co-funded by the European Commission that targets maternal and newborn health in Somaliland and Puntland, is slowly changing this reality.

A vaccination campaign led by the Philippine government with UNICEF and WHO is underway in Tacloban, Philippines, targeting families in evacuation centers and outlying communities.

Lexina Lungu is benefitting from Malawi’s bold new approach to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.

Learn how non-medical staff play a vital role supporting Botswana’s health workers – and the Government’s efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

Peer educator Terrence Mayisela, 21, encourages adolescent boys to get tested for HIV and to volunteer for medical circumcision. The procedure can significantly reduce the risk of HIV infection.

The Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) supports a comprehensive programme of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Vulindlela, a rural community fighting high rates of HIV/AIDS.

When Christine* was raped, she – and her family – received critical support from a child helpline operated by Childline Kenya to assist children who suffer sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect.