June 9, 2009
UNICEF staffer killed in Pakistan bombing
UNICEF is greatly saddened by the death of a much-loved colleague, Perseveranda So, as a result of the bombing of the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar.
June 2, 2009
Not On Our Watch grant to UNICEF to support critical protection programs for Zimbabwean refugee children
Not On Our Watch, the international advocacy and aid organization founded by actors George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, producer Jerry Weintraub, and human rights lawyer David Pressman, has awarded the U.S. Fund for UNICEF a grant of $438,000 to assist at-risk Zimbabwean refugee children living on the South Africa-Zimbabwe border. The grant will provide critical support for child protection and welfare services for 1,500 unaccompanied and vulnerable children in the border town of Musina, South Africa.
May 27, 2009
UNICEF appeals for funding to urgently assist displaced children and women in northwest Pakistan
UNICEF has appealed for an additional $41.4 million to provide urgent assistance to people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan. Over half of the displaced are children. UNICEF Pakistan has now almost exhausted its contingency stocks of supplies and funding.
May 15, 2009
U.S. Fund for UNICEF announces winners of 2009 Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF Greeting Card Contest
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today the winners of the 2009 Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF Greeting Card Contest.
May 13, 2009
U.S. Fund for UNICEF announces winners of J8 Summit contest
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today the Global Pioneers from North Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida as the winning team of this year’s competition to participate in the Junior 8 (J8) Summit, a youth event linked to the annual Group of 8 (G8) Summit.
