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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Spends a Day with South African Children
NEW YORK (December 3, 2012) — UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom met with children and young people near Cape Town, South Africa yesterday to learn more about their lives and to spread the word...
100 Millionth Person Receives Lifesaving Meningitis Vaccine
NEW YORK (December 3, 2012) — A revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century...
UNICEF Renews Call for Children to be Protected in Syrian Conflict
NEW YORK (November 29, 2012) — Following reports by Human Rights Watch and others this week that Syrian children are being killed and maimed by cluster bombs and used as fighters and guards, UNICEF...
More than $2.5 Million Raised at Eighth Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball
NEW YORK (November 28, 2012) — The 2012 UNICEF Snowflake Ball , held on Tuesday, November 27 at Cipriani 42nd Street, honored UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte and U.S. Fund for UNICEF...
On World AIDS Day, More Pregnant Women and Children Must Get Treatment
NEW YORK (November 28, 2012) — New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires treating more pregnant women and children living with HIV, UNICEF said...
UNICEF Scales up Response to Combat Child Malnutrition in Myanmar
NEW YORK (November 27, 2012) — While precise information about nutrition levels in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is still difficult to obtain, UNICEF is very concerned about the extent and severity of child...
UNICEF Readies Winter Supplies for Children Affected by Syria Crisis
NEW YORK (November 26, 2012) — UNICEF is urgently mobilizing more than 100,000 children’s clothing kits, 160,000 blankets and other winter supplies for displaced children in Syria and surrounding...
UNICEF Steps up Support for Children Caught in Conflict in D.R. Congo
NEW YORK (November 26, 2012) — As clashes between the M23 movement and the Congolese Army continue in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, children are caught on the frontlines. UNICEF is on the...
IKEA and Gucci Products Top the 2012 List of Gifts That Give Back to Support UNICEF
NEW YORK (November 20, 2012) — Shoppers can help save young lives while giving unique gifts to loved ones this holiday season. Having pioneered the sale of greeting cards to raise money for vulnerable...
By 2025, One in Three Children will be Born in Africa, Says UNICEF
NEW YORK (November 20, 2012) — On Universal Children’s Day, UNICEF issued a new research paper highlighting global demographic shifts forecast for the coming generation of children that present major...