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The UNICEF Tap Project Transforms World’s Largest Social Network into a Water Network to Save Kids
UNICEF Ambassadors Angie Harmon , Alyssa Milano and Marcus Samuelsson, UNICEF Supporters Heidi Klum and Nas, along with Judd Apatow, Kristen Bell, Jeff Bridges, Common, Kat Graham, Bridgit Mendler...
Syria Conflict Depriving Hundreds of Thousands of Children of their Education
NEW YORK (March 5, 2013) – Nearly two years into the Syria crisis, the escalating level of violence is threatening the education of hundreds of thousands of children, a UNICEF assessment says. One...
UNAIDS and UNICEF Welcome News of a Baby Born with HIV “Functionally Cured” through Treatment
NEW YORK (March 5, 2013) – The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and UNICEF welcome a new case study, which found that a baby treated with antiretroviral drugs in the first 30 hours...
Gucci launches New Global Campaign For Girls’ and Women’s Empowerment
CHIME FOR CHANGE Gucci launches a new global campaign for girls’ and women’s empowerment at TED2013, led by Frida Giannini, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Salma Hayek Pinault February 28 2013, Long Beach...
UNICEF Condemns Attacks against Civilians and Calls for Children to be Protected in Syria
NEW YORK (February 26, 2013) – UNICEF is appalled by the reported deaths of at least 70 children as a result of missile strikes that hit residential areas of Aleppo on February 18 and 22. Civilians...
Shakira, Gerard Piqué and UNICEF Thank Fans for Helping Children through World Baby Shower
NEW YORK (February 23, 2013) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira and FC Barcelona soccer star Gerard Piqué today thanked hundreds of thousands of fans for taking part in their interactive World Baby...
Conflict and Crisis in Mali Disrupt Schooling for Hundreds of Thousands of Children
NEW YORK (February 22, 2013) – The crisis in Mali has disrupted the education of some 700,000 children, leaving 200,000 with no access to school in the North and South of the country, according to...
UNICEF Scales up Emergency Assistance in Syria despite Intensifying Conflict
NEW YORK (February 19, 2013) – In the face of intensifying violence and significant funding gaps, UNICEF is stepping up relief efforts in Syria, aiming to reach an increasing number of the more than...
UNICEF Appeals for Funds to Assist Tens of Thousands of Flood Victims in Mozambique
NEW YORK (February 14, 2013) — UNICEF is seeking $6.8 million to meet the needs of tens of thousands of children and women affected by severe flooding of the Limpopo River in Mozambique. UNICEF’s...
Water and Sanitation Services in Syria Severely Disrupted by Conflict, Says UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 8, 2013) — Syrian children are at increased risk of disease because of severe disruption to services, damage done to water and sanitation systems, and a lack of access to basic...