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May 16, 2012
Syrian refugee children struggle to come to terms with violence in their homeland
In a house outside Antakya in southern Turkey, parents fleeing the violence in Syria have set up a makeshift school for their children. For children, it’s the beginning of a new normality as the carnage grinds on in their homeland. But the school’s headmaster says many of the school’s 196 children are struggling to come to terms with the violence and loss, and that more assistance is urgently needed to help them reclaim their future. The children’s psychological state is especially tenuous, after having witnessed so much violence.
May 15, 2012
The Child Survival Revolution 2.0
Since 1970 global under-five deaths have fallen by more than 54%. Still 21,000 children die every day from preventable causes. UNICEF and partners are standing at the cusp of a new child survival revolution to leverage powerful new interventions to help every child achieve the milestone of a fifth birthday. Once children reach age five, they are far more likely to survive to adulthood. Join us to help more children achieve their fifth birthday.
May 11, 2012
The UNICEF Bridge Fund: A new way to save lives
The UNICEF Bridge Fund is the U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s new, innovative financial tool to help ensure a speedy delivery of critical materials to vulnerable children. The Bridge Fund consists of investors including foundations, corporations, and financial institutions, and individual philanthropists. Investors fund net worth grants, below-market-rate loans, and guarantees—creating a pool of cash that helps essential goods reach children in need as quickly as possible.
