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Disney Channel Star Laura Marano Named 2013 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Ambassador
New York (August 19, 2013) – Laura Marano, actress and star of the Disney Channel series Austin and Ally , has been named the 2013 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Ambassador . In this role, Marano will...
Severe Drought Puts Millions at Risk in Angola and Namibia
NEW YORK (August 15, 2013) – As one of the worst droughts in 30 years grips the southern African countries of Angola and Namibia, the threat of hunger, malnutrition, disease and lost livelihoods is...
The Situation in Homs is Rapidly Deteriorating — UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake
NEW YORK (August 2, 2013) – “The situation of women and children in the Syrian city of Homs is rapidly deteriorating, with some 400,000 civilians now displaced in the district of Al Waer, living in...
UNICEF: Breastfeeding Cheapest Lifesaver in History
NEW YORK (August 1, 2013) – Breastfeeding is the most effective and inexpensive way of saving a child’s life, said UNICEF on World Breastfeeding Week, which begins today. Still, less than half of all...
UNICEF Insta a Hablar Más Fuerte Para Combatir la Violencia Contra Niños
Embajador de UNICEF Liam Neeson y Presentadores de Univision Noticias Jorge Ramos y María Elena Salinas Filman Anuncios de Servicio Público para Apoyar la Nueva Iniciativa NUEVA YORK (31 de julio de...
UNICEF Urges Louder Voices to End Violence against Children
UNICEF Ambassador Liam Neeson and Univision News Anchors Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas film PSAs to support new initiative NEW YORK (July 31, 2013) – Violence against children is all too often...
UNICEF Ambassador Pau Gasol Visits Syrian Refugees in Iraq
DOHUK, IRAQ / BARCELONA, SPAIN (July 30, 2013) – UNICEF Ambassador and National Basketball Association (NBA) star Pau Gasol, returned today to Barcelona, Spain following a visit with Syrian refugees...
The IKEA Foundation helps UNICEF bring the gift of play to children affected by emergencies around the world
NEW YORK (July 25, 2013) – In an innovative collaboration, the IKEA Foundation is donating a range of IKEA toys to UNICEF’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) kits to help meet the needs of some the...
Lifesaving Supplies Reach Syrian Children in War-Torn Aleppo
NEW YORK (July 23, 2013) – UNICEF and partners have just completed delivery of life-saving supplies to the embattled city of Aleppo in northwestern Syria. At least 2.4 million people are affected by...
Female Genital Mutilation Support Falls; 30 Million Girls Still at Risk
New comprehensive UNICEF report says 30 million girls at risk of being cut NEW YORK (July 22, 2013) – A majority of people in most countries where female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is...