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UNICEF USA Announces New Appointment to the Impact Fund for Children’s Board of Directors: Vidya Vasu-Devan
01/25/2023
NEW YORK (January 25, 2023) – Today, UNICEF USA announced the appointment of Vidya Vasu-Devan to the Impact Fund for Children’s Board of Directors, effective December 21, 2022. The Impact Fund for...
11 Months Of War In Ukraine Have Disrupted Education For More Than Five Million Children – UNICEF
01/24/2023
NEW YORK (January 24, 2023) – The ongoing war in Ukraine has disrupted education for more than five million children, UNICEF warned today, calling for increased international support to ensure...
K.I.N.D Fund Marks Most Successful Fundraising Season to Date with More Than $5 Million Raised Since November 2022
01/19/2023
NEW YORK (January 19, 2023) – Marking its 12th and most successful year to date, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, in partnership with UNICEF USA, announced that the K.I.N.D. Fund has raised more than $5.2...
25 Million Nigerians At High Risk Of Food Insecurity In 2023
01/17/2023
NEW YORK (January 17, 2023) – Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 (lean season) if urgent action is not taken, according to the October 2022 Cadre...
Children From The Poorest Households Benefit The Least From National Public Education Funding – UNICEF
01/17/2023
NEW YORK (January 17, 2023) – Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding, UNICEF said in a new report released today, while calling for additional –...
Pakistan’s Rains May Have Stopped, But Children Are Still Dying - UNICEF
01/17/2023
NEW YORK (January 17, 2023) – “The rains have ended; and sadly, to a great degree, so has media attention. And yet four million children fight for survival near contaminated and stagnant flood waters...
A Child Or Youth Died Once Every 4.4 Seconds In 2021 – UN Report
01/10/2023
NEW YORK (January 10, 2023) – An estimated five million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years lost their lives in 2021, according...
UNICEF USA Announces Michael S. Chen as New Chief Financial Officer
01/10/2023
NEW YORK (January 10, 2023) – Today, UNICEF USA announced that Michael S. Chen has been selected as the organization’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective January 10. As Chief Financial Officer...
Up To Four Million Children In Pakistan Still Living Next To Stagnant And Contaminated Floodwater
01/09/2023
NEW YORK (January 9, 2023) – More than four months after a national state of emergency was declared in Pakistan, up to four million children are still living near contaminated and stagnant flood...
UN Humanitarian Leaders Urge Security Council To Preserve Cross-Border Aid Lifeline To North-West Syria
01/02/2023
NEW YORK (January 2, 2023) – "United Nations Security Council resolution 2642 – which allows for life-saving humanitarian aid to be delivered to north-west Syria from across the Turkish border – is...