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WHO Removes Nigeria from Polio-Endemic List
NEW YORK (September 25, 2015) -The World Health Organization announced today that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted transmission of wild...
UNICEF Launches New Appeal to Support Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe
NEW YORK (September 25, 2015) – UNICEF is appealing for $14 million to assist refugee and migrant children in Europe, following an 80 percent increase in the number of children on the move into the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the Adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals
NEW YORK (September 25, 2015) – “Today’s welcome decision marks the end of a process – and a beginning. The drive to turn commitments into action. “We will measure our progress, yes, through...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Novak Djokovic Visits Refugee and Migrant Children in Serbia
NEW YORK (September 23, 2015) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Novak Djokovic visited a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space in Belgrade and met some of the refugee and migrant children who are passing...
UNICEF Ramps Up Mobile Response for Child Refugees and Migrants in Croatia, as Numbers Climb
NEW YORK (September 22, 2015) – UNICEF has established two mobile units of child protection and welfare experts in Croatia, as an estimated 10,000 women and child refugees and migrants have entered...
Shakira and UNICEF Call for Leaders to Join the Early Childhood Revolution
NEW YORK (September 22, 2015) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira today urged global leaders to invest heavily in early childhood development in the wake of new science that is creating a...
HSNi Cares Kicks Off Star Wars-Themed Special Event in Support of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (September 17, 2015) – HSNi Cares, the philanthropic arm of interactive multichannel retailer HSN, Inc., announced today that it is partnering with Lucasfilm to come together in...
Over 1.4 Million Children Forced to Flee Conflict in Nigeria and Region
NEW YORK (September 18, 2015) – A sharp increase in attacks by the armed group commonly known as Boko Haram has uprooted 500,000 children over the past five months, bringing the total number of...
Statement on the Situation of Refugee and Migrant Children in Hungary
NEW YORK (September 17, 2015) – UNICEF is in touch with the Government of Hungary's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York to discuss how refugee and migrant children can be...
NFL Foundation and 50 Fund Announce Legacy Play Initiative for Super Bowl 50
The NFL Foundation and 50 Fund , the legacy fund of the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, announced today a new Super Bowl 50 initiative for Bay Area youth and communities called PLAY 60, Play On . The...