Press Releases
UNICEF Increases Efforts to Get Children in Syria Back to School
NEW YORK (September 16, 2013) – As the new school year starts in Syria today, many children face extraordinary challenges to continuing their education. The conflict has left nearly 4,000 schools—or...
Ninety Million Children's Lives Saved Since 1990, Says UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 12, 2013) - Some 90 million children's lives have been saved over the past two decades, according to a new report by UNICEF. This is due to more effective and affordable treatments...
Syria Conflict Leaves Invisible Scars on Children
NEW YORK (September 10, 2013) – Prolonged exposure to violence and stress, displacement, loss of friends and family members, and a severe deterioration in living conditions are leaving the children of...
UNICEF: Schooling Desperately Needed for Syrian Children Affected by Crisis
NEW YORK (September 6, 2013) - Nearly two million Syrian children have dropped out of school since the last school year—representing some 40 percent of all students registered in grades one through...
HSNi CARES PARTNERS WITH U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF TO SUPPORT 63RD ANNUAL TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR UNICEF CAMPAIGN
Leading Interactive Retailer HSNi’s Lifestyle Brands HSN, Grandin Road and Chasing Fireflies to Partner with U.S. Fund for UNICEF to Support UNICEF’s Lifesaving Work for Children HSN Personalities...
Montblanc Celebrates International Literacy Day by Announcing Its “Signature For Good” Initiative Has Reached $1.5 Million Target
Montblanc Provides Quality Education for Children On International Literacy Day, September 8th, 2013, Montblanc announces that the “Signature for Good” collection of limited edition writing...
UNICEF Continues Massive Humanitarian Operation for Syria’s Children
NEW YORK (September 5, 2013) - Amid heightened tensions across the region and as the number of Syria’s refugees surpasses two million—half of them children—UNICEF continues to provide urgent life...
UNICEF Gears Up to Help More Than 500,000 Displaced Malian Children Return to School
NEW YORK (September 3, 2013) – With the new school year in Mali starting on October 1, UNICEF is scaling up efforts to provide access to education to half a million children displaced by the conflict...
UNICEF Airlifts Critical Supplies for Syrian Refugee Children to Kurdistan Region of Iraq
NEW YORK (September 3, 2013) – A plane carrying 100 tons of UNICEF emergency supplies to assist Syrian refugee children and families arrived on Sunday in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The supplies...
NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving Visits Schools in South Africa with UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 28, 2013) – National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Kyrie Irving has just concluded a visit to South Africa, where he participated in a variety of educational programs...