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M·A·C VIVA GLAM Honors Mother’s Day with New $1,500,000 USD Donation to UNICEF’s Work Aiding Women and Children
04/28/2022
NEW YORK (April 28, 2022) – In honor of Mother’s Day on May 8, M·A·C Cosmetics is proud to announce that its philanthropic Lipstick campaign, M·A·C VIVA GLAM, will donate $1,500,000 USD to continue...
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Supports UNICEF with $10M for Children Affected by Ukraine War
04/28/2022
NEW YORK / GENEVA (April 28, 2022) – Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is contributing USD $10 million to UNICEF’s emergency response to support vulnerable children and families impacted by the ongoing war...
Global Polio Eradication Initiative Calls For Renewed Commitments To Achieve Promise Of A Polio-Free World
04/27/2022
NEW YORK/ GENEVA (April 26, 2022) - Today, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced that it is seeking new commitments to fund its 2022-2026 Strategy at a virtual event to launch its...
UNICEF and WHO Warn of ‘Perfect Storm’ of Conditions for Measles Outbreaks, Affecting Children
04/27/2022
NEW YORK/ GENEVA (April 27, 2022) – An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's Video Remarks at High-level Roundtable on the Horn of Africa Drought
04/26/2022
NEW YORK/ GODE (April 26, 2022) - "I am joining you today from Gode Hospital, in the Somali region of Ethiopia where I have seen the devastation of the drought. "Livestock dying … failed crops...
1 in 4 Children in Latin America and the Caribbean are Exposed to Diseases that can be Prevented With Vaccines
04/25/2022
NEW YORK / PANAMÁ CITY (April 25, 2022) – In five years, the complete vaccination schedule for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) in Latin America and the Caribbean has dropped from 90 percent...
World Immunization Week: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson Headlines Week-Long Commemoration of Global Vaccination Efforts and Calls for Greater Investment
04/24/2022
NEW YORK (April 24, 2022) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson is leading UNICEF’s global immunization initiative with a global message thanking the scientists, parents, health workers and others...
At Least 10 Million Children Face Severe Drought in the Horn of Africa – UNICEF
04/22/2022
NEW YORK/ NAIROBI (April 22, 2022) – The number of children facing severe drought conditions across the Horn of Africa has increased by more than 40 per cent in the space of two months, warns UNICEF...
Child Immunization Program Reaches Rohingya Refugee Children On Bhasan Char Island
04/21/2022
NEW YORK/ DHAKA (April 21, 2022) – This week, Rohingya refugee children on Bhasan Char in Bangladesh are receiving vaccinations through a routine childhood immunization program. UNICEF provides...
Lebanon’s Crisis Threatening Children’s Health
04/20/2022
NEW YORK/BEIRUT (April 20, 2022) – The ripple effects of the global economic situation – with heightened prices and increased inflation – are exacerbating Lebanon’s calamitous crisis, with grave...