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IKEA Foundation donations up 44 percent in 2011
LEIDEN, The Netherlands (March 20, 2012) — The IKEA Foundation, which manages IKEA's investments in social projects to benefit children in the developing world, donated EUR 65 million ($84.5 million...
Disaster is imminent for children in the Sahel region of Africa
New York (March 16, 2012) — UNICEF is warning that there is little time left to stave off a disaster facing more than a million children under five in the Sahel. The dry, "lean" season is imminent in...
Giorgio Armani supports the U.S. Fund for UNICEF through its Acqua for Life program
NEW YORK, NY (March 14, 2012) — As a leader in the fragrance industry, Giorgio Armani is proud to announce, for the third year, its partnership with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. The company will serve as...
UNICEF applauds landmark ruling on war crimes against children
New York (March 14, 2012) — UNICEF today applauded the International Criminal Court’s conviction of Thomas Lubanga of war crimes for recruiting children into his armed movement in the Democratic...
UNICEF concerned over the impact of violence on children in Gaza and southern Israel
JERUSALEM, Israel (March 12, 2012) — UNICEF expressed deep concern over the impact on children of the recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel . On Monday, a 15-year-old Palestinian...
Lenny Kravitz supports UNICEF water, sanitation and hygiene efforts
NEW YORK (March 6, 2012) — Lenny Kravitz —GRAMMY award-winning singer-songwriter, record producer and actor—is using his voice and talent to do more than dazzle the stage and screen. He is throwing...
Millennium Development Goal target of clean drinking water met
NEW YORK/GENEVA (March 6, 2012) — The world has met the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well in advance of the MDG 2015...
The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World
New York (February 28, 2012) — Urbanization leaves hundreds of millions of children in cities and towns excluded from vital services, UNICEF warns in The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children...
UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on Syria : Children bear no responsibility in the violence among their elders
NEW YORK (February 23, 2012) — "UNICEF is appalled by the impact on children of the escalating violence in Syria. Calls by the international community for the violence to stop continue to go unheeded...
Assisting victims of cyclone Giovanna in Madagascar
NEW YORK (February 15, 2012) — UNICEF, the national office for disaster response and other humanitarian partners are gearing up their relief operation for people affected by cyclone Giovanna that...