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Xylem Partners with UNICEF to Create a Brighter Future for 3.4 Million Children in India’s Most Vulnerable Communities
12/14/2021
RYE BROOK, NY, (December 14, 2021) – Xylem Watermark, the corporate social responsibility program of global water technology company Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), aims to reach over 3.4 million children by...
UNICEF Welcomes Announcement of Next Executive Director
12/10/2021
NEW YORK (December 10, 2021) – UNICEF welcomes United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ announcement today that Catherine M. Russell will succeed Henrietta H. Fore as UNICEF Executive...
COVID-19 ‘Biggest Global Crisis For Children In Our 75-Year History’ – UNICEF
12/09/2021
NEW YORK (December 9, 2021) – COVID-19 has affected children at an unprecedented scale, making it the worst crisis for children UNICEF has seen in its 75-year history, the United Nations Children’s...
Up To 75,000 People Living In A Remote Camp In Eastern DRC Facing ‘Hellish Conditions’
12/08/2021
NEW YORK (December 8, 2021) – Up to 75,000 displaced people – including 35,000 children - living in a remote and inaccessible hilltop camp for displaced people in the province of Ituri in the...
UNICEF Issues Historic Humanitarian Appeal To Save The Lives Of Millions Of Children In Afghanistan
12/07/2021
NEW YORK (December 7, 2021) – UNICEF launched its largest ever single-country appeal today to urgently respond to the humanitarian needs of over 24 million people in Afghanistan, half of whom are...
Latin America and the Caribbean: About 3.5 million children may be affected by migration next year – UNICEF
12/07/2021
NEW YORK (December 7, 2021) – The number of children affected by migration in Latin America and the Caribbean is due to hit the 3.5-million-mark next year, UNICEF said today at the launch of its...
UNICEF Launches $9.4 Billion Emergency Funding Appeal For Children Affected By Conflict, The Climate Crisis And COVID-19
12/07/2021
NEW YORK (December 7, 2021) – UNICEF launched today a record $9.4 billion emergency funding appeal to reach more than 327 million people – including 177 million children – affected by humanitarian...
UNICEF And WHO, In Partnership With Gavi, Ask Ted Chaiban To Serve As Global Lead Coordinator For COVID Vaccine Country Readiness And Delivery
12/06/2021
NEW YORK (December 6, 2021) – “I am pleased to announce that UNICEF and WHO, in partnership with Gavi, have asked Ted Chaiban, currently UNICEF Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa, to...
Learning Losses from COVID-19 Could Cost this Generation of Students Close to $17 Trillion in Lifetime Earnings
12/06/2021
NEW YORK (December 6, 2021) - This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 percent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19...
The World’s Nearly 240 Million Children Living with Disabilities are Being Denied Basic Rights – UNICEF
12/02/2021
NEW YORK (December 2, 2021) – All around the world, the nearly 240 million children living with disabilities -- 1 in 10 children worldwide -- are being denied basic rights, UNICEF said ahead of...