UNICEF in action

I wrote about the deteriorating humanitarian emergency in Somalia"and how funding shortfalls were hampering UNICEF's crucial work there"more than a year ago. In a March 15, 2008 Fieldnotes post , I...

We've been chosen as the featured charity for June in the 12for12K challenge! The reason for this partnership is simple: No child should ever die from a preventable cause. Every day 25,000 do...

The biggest barrier to solving a problem is often not fully grasping its nuances and complexities. That's why the opinion pieces by acclaimed New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof are so...

President Barack Obama has announced that his Administration is crafting a comprehensive Global Health Initiative. He is seeking an integrated approach to global health that will include, in his words...

We shouldn't be talking about polio anymore. More than 50 years ago, this crippling, potentially deadly disease afflicted scores of people around the world, including countless victims in the United...

I'm packing my bags and heading to L.A. for the 2009 Milken Institute Global Conference . The global financial downturn is sure to be a major theme of the discussions and debates " and for me, its...

As the summer months approach, we're all looking forward to the warmer weather. What we don't look forward to are the critters that come along with it. Mosquito bites are annoying, but annoying is...

Recently, we lost a beloved member of the UNICEF family. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF founder, Reverend Clyde M. Allison, died in Lowell, Indiana at the age of 91. I remember Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF...

UNICEF's Tap Project is proud to announce the launch of our first Tap Project YouTube channel . In just under two weeks, the UNICEF Tap Project channel has already soared to the #6 Most Subscribed...