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UNICEF and WHO: Polio Vaccinators Attacked in Pakistan Are “Heroes”
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (December 19, 2012) — UNICEF and WHO join the Government and people of Pakistan in condemning the multiple attacks in the past week. Those killed or injured, many of whom are women...
EU Nobel Peace Prize Award to Help Build Foundation of Peace for Children
NEW YORK (December 18, 2012) — The decision by the European Union (EU) to give a portion of the Nobel Prize award to UNICEF means that more children in Pakistan will have a better chance at education...
WHO and UNICEF Condemn Attacks on Health Workers in Pakistan
NEW YORK (December 18, 2012) — The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF join the Government of Pakistan and the provinces of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in condemning the multiple attacks that...
Selena Gomez Announces Exclusive Concert Benefiting the U.S. Fund for UNICEF on January 19 in New York City
NEW YORK (December 18, 2012) — Actress, multiplatinum recording artist, and fashion designer Selena Gomez will host an exclusive one-night-only concert benefiting the U.S. Fund for UNICEF on the...
Largest Relief Effort Ever to Save Lives in Sahel Region of Africa Averted Major Catastrophe
NEW YORK (December 12, 2012) — More than 850,000 children received lifesaving treatment for severe acute malnutrition across nine countries in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa in 2012, says...
UNICEF Calls for End to Violence against Children in South of Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand (December 12, 2012) — A UNICEF official today urged an immediate halt to violence against children in Thailand’s restive southern provinces, where an 11-month-old girl was among five...
More Than 600 Schools Looted or Damaged by Conflict in D.R. Congo
NEW YORK (December 11, 2012) — In the aftermath of the fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that led to the displacement of more than 130,000 people, some 250 schools in North and...
UNICEF Regional Director Maria Calivis on School Shelling near Damascus, Syria
AMMAN, Jordan (December 5, 2012) — “UNICEF condemns yesterday’s shelling of a school near Damascus that killed a number of students and a teacher. Since the violence in Syria began, schools have been...
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...