March 17, 2010
The personal face of a strong UNICEF partner
Financial services company ING supports UNICEF’s work worldwide through its ING Chances for Children Program, and the ING Foundation is a generous U.S.Fund for UNICEF donor. Rhonda Mims is President of the ING Foundation as well as Senior Vice President of ING’s Office of Corporate Responsibility and Multicultural Affairs. This article is taken from the latest issue of Every Child.
March 17, 2010
Protecting families from water-borne diseases in Uganda
As Uganda braces for more flooding, UNICEF is working with the government to prevent an outbreak of water-borne diseases. Submerged latrine pits and pools of stagnant water are creating conditions for the spread of diseases like cholera and malaria. UNICEF is also providing assistance for thousands of people still displaced from their homes by heavy rain and mudslides in the eastern part of the country.
March 16, 2010
UNICEF concerned for children shaken by quake in Chile
The February 27 earthquake took more than 500 lives and destroyed or damaged at least 500,000 homes. While Chile’s solid infrastructure and advanced disaster-preparedness made it far less devastating than the earthquake in Haiti, UNICEF is planning with the Chilean government to provide important interventions to safeguard vulnerable children.
March 16, 2010
Kiwanis Worldwide Service Project: A chance to save millions of lives
In two weeks Kiwanis International will select the winner for a Worldwide Service Project for which UNICEF is a finalist. The project could save millions of mothers and their newborn babies from a fatal, but preventable illness. Though the vaccine against tetanus is effective and affordable, hundreds of millions of pregnant women go without it, leaving their infants unprotected as well. As a result, every four minutes a baby dies of tetanus somewhere in the world. Lend your voice today to support UNICEF's proposal.
March 15, 2010
FC Barcelona star Leo Messi is newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Lionel 'Leo' Messi—the star player of the FC Barcelona soccer club—is UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador. He will use his new role to raise public awareness of children's needs and to mobilize resources for UNICEF. Messi's first trip will be to his native Argentina to advocate for improved education and healthcare. FC Barcelona and UNICEF have a long history of partnership. Since 2006, the Club has carried the UNICEF logo on the team jersey, making it the first team to promote a cause, rather than a company.
