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UNICEF Helps Reduce Spread of Ebola across West Africa through Information Campaigns
NEW YORK (April 10, 2014) – Together with Ministries of Health and other partners across seven at-risk or affected countries in West Africa, UNICEF is using various means of communication—text...
First Mass Vaccination Campaigns Start since Polio Found in Iraq
Middle East Polio Outbreak Response Continues NEW YORK (April 6, 2014) – Polio vaccination campaigns commenced in Syria, Iraq and Egypt today, aiming to reach more than 20 million children over the...
Racing against time for children in South Sudan: IKEA Foundation supports UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 28, 2014) – The IKEA Foundation today announced a contribution of 1 million euros ($1.3 million) to UNICEF in support of its efforts to scale up the emergency response in South Sudan...
Renewed Violence Threatens Thousands of Trapped Children in Central African Republic
Renewed Violence Threatens Thousands of Trapped Children in Central African Republic NEW YORK (March 28, 2014) – With a new wave of fighting and vicious attacks in Central African Republic (CAR) this...
Urgent Supplies Reach Remote Areas in South Sudan, With Joint Operation By UNICEF And WFP
Emergency distribution points set up as crisis escalates NEW YORK (March 28, 2014) – An urgent operation to deliver food, vaccines, nutrition supplements and other vital relief supplies to one of the...
Hundreds of Thousands of Children Face Humanitarian Disaster in South Sudan, says UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 26, 2014) – Unless the humanitarian situation inside South Sudan improves rapidly for children and families, nearly a million people—mostly women and children—will face an even greater...
Disney Parks Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of "it's a small world," Invites the World to Join a Global Sing-along at SmallWorld50.com
Sing the Iconic Song, Make a Digital Doll to Benefit UNICEF (NEW YORK/ANAHEIM, Calif./LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla./TOKYO/PARIS/HONG KONG) March 21, 2014 – In a historic, global event, guests and cast...
Number of Children Suffering more than Doubles in Third Year of Syria Conflict
NEW YORK (March 10, 2014) – As the conflict in Syria approaches another somber milestone, more than twice as many children are now affected compared to one year ago, says a new UNICEF report published...
UNICEF: Four Months after Typhoon Haiyan, Long Road Ahead to Full Recovery for Children
NEW YORK (March 7, 2014) – Four months after Super Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the central Philippines on November 8, 2013, there are notable signs of recovery, including the reopening of health...