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More funding needed as children’s emergency grows in West and Central Africa
NEW YORK (June 11, 2012) — Nearly a quarter of a million children under age five suffering from severe acute malnutrition have received lifesaving treatment in the Sahel region of West and Central...
Tackling deadliest diseases for world’s poorest children can yield huge gains
NEW YORK (June 8, 2012) — A new report from UNICEF focuses on the huge potential to narrow the child survival gap between the richest and the poorest by focusing on pneumonia and diarrhea—the two...
Los Angeles Lakers forward-center Pau Gasol receives 2011-12 Kia Community Assist Award
Kia and NBA to donate $25,000 to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Gasol’s behalf NEW YORK (June 4, 2012) — Los Angeles Lakers forward-center Pau Gasol is the recipient of the first-ever season-long...
UNICEF Receives Highest Honor at 2012 Cause Marketing Forum Conference
CHICAGO (May 31, 2012) — The Cause Marketing Golden Halo Award, the highest honor for companies and causes that collaborate to produce business and social dividends, was bestowed on UNICEF at the 2012...
UNICEF outraged by child massacre in Syria
NEW YORK ( May 29, 2012) — UNICEF is outraged at the latest killing of 32 children—under the age of 10—confirmed by United Nations observers, and the wounding of hundreds more in the village of Houla...
UNICEF Report: Drowning causes one in four child deaths in parts of Asia
NEW YORK (May 24, 2012) — A new report states that although drowning is a leading killer of children across parts of Asia, highly effective and cost-efficient programs to reduce drowning deaths are...
Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode
GENEVA (May 24, 2012) — Despite the dramatic drop in polio cases in the last year, the threat of continued transmission due to funding and immunization gaps has driven the Global Polio Eradication...
Instability in Mali increases health risks for children and mothers
NEW YORK (May 22, 2012) — UNICEF officials are warning that the crisis in the North of Mali has dramatically increased the risks from diseases such as cholera, measles and polio and could increase...
FC Barcelona and UNICEF strengthen their partnership for children in four countries
NEW YORK (May 10, 2012) — In an event at the stadium of the legendary soccer team, FC Barcelona, the FC Barcelona Foundation and UNICEF today renewed their promise to improve the lives of millions of...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on child recruitment in northern Mali
NEW YORK (May 2, 2012) — Yesterday Human Rights Watch issued a compelling report that details testimony about abductions and rapes of girls and women by armed groups in northern Mali and the...