UNICEF works to help the millions of mums and their children around the world who haven't got enough to eat. These photos celebrate the importance of mums everywhere.
If you’re stuck for ideas this Mother’s Day, why not get your mum something truly life-changing. By giving a UNICEF nutritional Inspired Gift you can help a mum on the other side of the world save the life of her hungry child.
In Niger, a mother breastfeeds her baby under a mosquito net. A million children across West Africa are at risk of malnutrition. UNICEF is helping to provide vital healthcare services to remote areas and educate communities about life-saving practices like breastfeeding.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2010-3063/Giacomo Pirozzi
A mother kisses her smiling baby as they wait to be seen at a hospital in Sierra Leone, where child and maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the world.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2010-0655/Olivier Asselin
In Chad, a mother feeds therapeutic milk to her severely malnourished infant at a UNICEF-supported feeding centre. This highly nutritious 'magic milk' is used to treat the most severe cases of child malnutrition.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-2176/Patricia Esteve
Women hold their babies in the village of Sarkin Yamma Soffoua in Niger. With UNICEF support, these mothers have learned about essential family practices like exclusive breastfeeding and proper hand washing.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2010-3073/Giacomo Pirozzi
A nurse shows a new mother the correct way to breastfeed her baby in a hospital's maternity ward in eastern Sri Lanka. The hospital’s paediatric and maternity ward complex was completed by UNICEF in August.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2008-1374/Tom Pietrasik
Sri Lanka, 2009: a woman holds her sleeping daughter and a package of high-energy biscuits, which UNICEF distributed to treat acute malnutrition.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2009-0737/Suzanne Davey
A woman sits with her malnourished baby at a UNICEF-supported feeding unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan. By giving a UNICEF nutritional Inspired Gift this Mother's Day you can help a mum on the other side of the world save the life of her hungry child.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2010-0796/Kate Holt
