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UNICEF USA supports the Justice in Policing Act, a first step towards reimagining public safety in a just and equitable way.
Pennsylvania & Minnesota banned child marriage in May. UNICEF USA won't stop until this human rights violation is illegal in all 50 states.
Call on Congress to provide permanent protection to Dreamers.
Healthy pregnancies lead to healthy moms and a good start for newborns, but not all mothers and babies experience the same level of care.
UNICEF USA applauds the passage of laws preventing anyone under the age of 18 from getting married.
Statement by Michael J. Nyenhuis, UNICEF USA, and Barron Segar, WFP USA
UNICEF USA is urging the U.S. government to implement a global response to heightened child protection risks during the pandemic.
This year, it's more important than ever to harness the power of the international community to protect the planet. Make your voice heard.
We call for U.S. Government support to improve COVID-19-related prevention and mitigation responses for migrating children & families
Fear and anxiety are not excuses for social stigma or bigotry
Passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and further action needed.
Congress prioritizes accelerating global progress against malnutrition
Children under age 5 are routinely overlooked in the U.S. census. In 2020, let's make sure we're all accounted for.
UNICEF USA Statement on U.S. Decision to Allow Use of Anti-Personnel Landmines
Empowering girls through education is the key to realizing their rights & potential to become active citizens who can build a better world.
More than 40 governors have raised their hand to receive refugees in 2020.
This week, federal lawmakers passed legislation to fund the U.S. Government for FY 2020 including $134 million in core resources for UNICEF.
UNICEF USA Community Engagement Associate Giovana Ortiz-Barrera was 2 when she came to the U.S. Here, one Dreamer's experience.
Join UNICEF in urging Congress to pass legislation that will allow Dreamers and those with TPS status to remain in the U.S.
This International Day of the Girl, let's make sure we keep girls in school!
Happy Anniversary to the Convention on the Rights of the Child — still a powerful guiding force behind UNICEF's work.
UNICEF USA applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for showing bipartisan unity today in passing H.R. 2615.
Join UNICEF in prioritizing both quality learning and protection to achieve early learning results around the world.
Advocates joined forces to urge elected officials to eliminate the loopholes that allow children to marry in PA
UNICEF USA supporters from 39 states are joining forces today to urge elected officials to maintain support for UNICEF.
Now is the time to ask your Members of Congress to maintain critical support for UNICEF in 2020.
Building on our advocacy successes year over year
Advocacy efforts are key to prompting legislative change that improves lives globally
The future of 700,000 Dreamers remains in limbo as the courts and lawmakers deliberate their fate.
Marrying before age 18 is harmful and should be banned with no exceptions. UNICEF is working to end it, in the U.S. and around the world.
UNICEF USA Intern Sarmishta Govindhan reflects on how UNICEF advocates help advance the UN SDG's
Advocate Jason Faught shares his journey from Marine Corps serviceman to UNICEF USA supporter
Recent victories in New Jersey and Delaware provide hope to other State Legislatures introducing similar bills.
A look into the yearly process to secure funding for UNICEF
UNICEF USA is calling on America to revise its strategies for protecting children at the border.
UNICEF USA supporter Fabienne Pierre shares her experience of planning and executing a NextGen Movie Screening
Finding community by putting children first on Capitol Hill
DC CAT Member Kareen Sanchez shares why every voice counts on Advocacy Day
U.S. lawmakers maintain support for UNICEF and other critical programs for children with the passage of the 2018 spending bill.
UNICEF supports the right of all children to have safe and happy childhoods, and to have their voices heard.
Celebrating our accomplishments from Advocacy Day 2018
UNICEF USA supporters convened on Capitol Hill in March to ensure that the U.S. maintains its support for UNICEF's lifesaving programs.
Whatever the immigration issues, separating children from their families at border crossings would be cruel and traumatic to them
Mickey Leland was a wonderful ambassador for the United States to the world’s most vulnerable people.
The Midwest Region hosts the 7th Annual UNICEF Chicago Humanitarian Awards Luncheon
With UNICEF support, No Lost Generation invests in the future of children caught in conflict
This legislation would make quality basic education in developing countries an objective of U.S. foreign policy.
Dreamers are staring down the very real possibility that they will be expelled from the only home they have ever known.
UNICEF’s funding maintained at the same level of $132.5 million
Support the Protecting Girls' Access to Education Act (H.R. 2408/ S. 1580)
Highlighting Early Childhood Development on Capitol Hill
"The lion’s share of the credit for this interim, bipartisan victory belongs to our supporters."
UNICEF USA's Semhar Araia speaks at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing about the crucial role that diasporas play in philanthropic giving
Children around the world urgently need our help. Please contact Congress today and advocate for continued U.S. funding for UNICEF.
UNICEF USA supporter Fabienne Pierre shares why she is an advocate for children and inspires others to become an advocate, too.
The Omnibus Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2017 just passed Congress and was signed by the President, securing $132.5 million for UNICEF.
How New Jersey UNICEF USA advocates came together on Advocacy Day
UNICEF USA Hails Introduction of Reauthorization of Anti-Trafficking Legislation
Congressional Action Team members offer some top tips to highlight their experience on Advocacy Day
First Congressional Action Team Meeting at Sen. Cortez-Masto's Office
How to turn a town hall into a meeting
Denver Congressional Action Team Meets with Representative Coffman
It was amazing for me to see how accessible the Offices of our elected officials are
"All of us are born equal and we’re all connected. And if a schoolhouse door is closed to a young girl, then we’re all diminished."
More than 4,400 Twitter accounts sent around 6,100 total tweets about #SendTheCRC
Dozens of people stayed afterwards to write letters urging their Members of Congress to support the Reach Every Mother and Child Act
Last year, UNICEF USA supporters urged the President to move forward on the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
We frantically rehearse our pitch as we wait for the meeting to begin.
As a high schooler, the last thing I would think to be doing on a Monday morning is convincing
Sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism is a serious problem
While this was not the first time that I have met with a Congressional office, I still found myself with nervous butterflies!
I was thrilled when I learned about the newly forming Congressional Action Teams.
We know that in fact, many Americans actually support the CRC.
This past spring, I got involved with the new Congressional Action Team (CAT) in Miami.
Louis Pasteur, the French chemist and microbiologist, famously said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.”
We each arrived with our small, blue UNICEF pins and a bag of nerves.
Want to make a real difference for the world’s children? Join a UNICEF Congressional Action Team.
Do the SDGs really matter? For UNICEF supporters, the answer is YES!
On Friday, June 12, 2015, the President signed into law: S. 802, the "Girls Count Act of 2015"…
New Trier High School was thrilled to have UNICEF supporter and Senator Mark Kirk there to kick-off their UNICEF club
Securing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene for children are goals that require collaboration and coordination across many sectors.
It’s not about choosing one area of the world over another; rather, it’s about choosing to put children first.
Our challenge is to ask the policy-makers to put children first in U.S. foreign policy and global funding.
Somalia’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child leaves only South Sudan and the United States as holdout
Not even the government shutdown could stop Lucy Meyer from visiting senators in Washington, D.C. to ask them to help children around the world with disabilities.