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UNICEF Launches Play Initiative with $1 Million Grant from Disney
NEW YORK (January 30, 2013) — UNICEF, with a $1 million founding grant from Disney, announced today the launch of a pilot program that utilizes playgrounds and recreation to promote play, a critical...
UNICEF Reaches Children Affected by Conflict in Central African Republic
NEW YORK (January 29, 2013) — UNICEF is working with its partners to provide emergency relief after weeks of conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) left 800,000 people in urgent need of...
UNICEF Assists Flood Survivors in Mozambique
NEW YORK (January 28, 2013) — The worry and distress of the thousands of people who were forced to leave their homes because of the devastating floods in Gaza Province, Mozambique, are terrible to...
$1.4 Billion Needed Now for Children in Syria, Mali and Other Countries in Crisis
NEW YORK (January 25, 2013) — UNICEF appealed today for nearly $1.4 billion to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of children in 45 countries and regions gripped by conflict, natural disasters and...
Selena Gomez Concert Benefiting the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Raises More Than $150,000
NEW YORK (January 24, 2013) — Actress, multiplatinum recording artist, and fashion designer Selena Gomez hosted a concert benefiting the U.S. Fund for UNICEF on Saturday, January 19 at the Best Buy...
UNICEF Calls for Children to be Protected from Violence in Mali
NEW YORK (January 22, 2013) — With military operations ongoing in Mali, UNICEF is calling on commanders of all armed forces, groups and militias in the country to take every possible measure to...
Three Years after Earthquake, Significant Progress for Children Reported
NEW YORK (January 10, 2013) — Nearly three years after the devastating earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, the educational, health, and nutritional status of children has improved substantially...
UNICEF Races to Assist Syrian Refugee Families Affected by Flooding in Za’atari Camp
NEW YORK (January 10, 2013) — Severe weather conditions across northern Jordan—including heavy rain, snow and sub-zero temperatures—have greatly worsened the situation of children living in the Za...
Angie Harmon Appointed Newest UNICEF Ambassador
NEW YORK (January 2, 2013) — The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced that actress Angie Harmon will be the newest UNICEF Ambassador. Harmon will use her talent and recognition to fundraise, educate...
Statement by Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, on the Proposed Russian Adoption Ban
NEW YORK (December 26, 2012) – “While welcoming Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev’s call for the improvement of the child welfare system, UNICEF urges that the current plight of the many Russian children...