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Record number of restaurants nationwide supporting UNICEF's water programs for children around ...
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More than 2,000 food and beverage outlets have joined the Tap Project to help UNICEF provide clean water to children around the world. The grassroots initiative?which invites individuals to donate $1, or more, for the tap water they normally get for free at participating restaurants?will be launched today by UNICEF Ambassadors Lucy Liu and Marcus Samuelsson at an event hosted by Esquire Magazine in New York.
An appeal for aid as Madagascar struggles to rebuild after cyclones
It has been more than four weeks since Cyclone Ivan first touched down on the island nation of Madagascar and triggered devastating floods, leaving 93 people dead and more than 330,000 homeless.
UNICEF marks International Women's Day by stressing importance of investing in maternal health
UNICEF is marking International Women's Day 2008 (March 8) by drawing attention to the need for improvements in maternal health care.
Best-selling author Dayle Haddon named UNICEF Ambassador
Best-selling author and leader in the global effort to champion women's public and private transformations Dayle Haddon has been named a UNICEF Ambassador by the United States Fund for UNICEF.
UNICEF appeals for $856 Million to aid children and women in emergencies
UNICEF is calling on donors to provide $856 million to assist children and women who are victims of emergencies in 39 different countries around the world.
\"A NIGHT TO BENEFIT RAISING MALAWI AND UNICEF? hosted by Gucci and Madonna
On February 6th, 2008, Gucci and Madonna hosted a fundraising event: A NIGHT TO BENEFIT RAISING MALAWI AND UNICEF. The event took place on the North Lawn of the United Nations, held in a 42,000 square foot tent erected specifically for the evening.
Tetanus elimination campaign focuses on women, children and Pygmy groups
One-month-old Kpa has been suffering from a high fever, severe muscle seizures and an inability to eat since birth?all classic symptoms of neonatal tetanus. To save her baby, Tatyana left her Aka Pygmy community deep in the forest and walked more than 15 km to find a hospital.
A polio survivor dedicates her life to helping children get vaccinated
When she was seven-years-old, Nora woke up feeling as if she had a cold. By the following morning, she was plagued with crippling pain and unable to walk. Now, as an adult, Nora must live with the devastating effects of contracting polio.
Lao PDR suffers first cholera outbreak in nearly eight years
The first outbreak of cholera in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic in nearly eight years has prompted a vigorous response from UNICEF and its partners.
Tatulia: A Bangladesh village in dire need of safe water
Tatulia, a small village at the bank of the Modhumoti river, is home to around 116 families. Last year, erosion from the river washed away one fourth of the village. Some people left the village altogether, while others moved to safer locations.
UNICEF appeals for $6.6 million to help those affected by post-election violence
UNICEF has appealed for $6.6 million to protect women and children as post-election violence increases in Kenya.
More than 26,000 children under five die each day, says UNICEF Flagship, State of the World?s ...
More than 26,000 children die each day before their fifth birthday?mainly from preventable causes. Almost half of these deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, even though less than one quarter of the world?s children live there.
Thousands of children fail to turn up on first day of school
The magnitude of the effect of the post election violence on education in Kenya was most pronounced on Monday when thousands of displaced children across the country failed to turn up on the first day of the school year.
Volvic Natural Spring Water partners with UNICEF to launch North American \"Drink 1, Give ...
Volvic, one of the world's leading brands of bottled water, today joined with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to announce plans for the launch of the North American "Drink 1, Give 10" campaign, an initiative to bring clean drinking water to rural parts of Africa.
Relief effort underway as number of displaced by Mozambique floods continues to rise
UNICEF today announced plans to scale up its response in central Mozambique as the number of people displaced by flooding along the Zambezi River continues to increase.
Salma Hayek joins with PampersŪ and UNICEF to help U.S. ...
After the birth of her daughter last year, award-winning actress and "Ugly Betty" producer Salma Hayek is grateful for her daughter's health and, like most mothers, wants other moms around the world to be able to share in the basic medical advances that most of us in this country are lucky enough to take for granted.
UNICEF essay contest offers young people place at table with world leaders
In an attempt to advance the understanding of global issues among young people, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced the launch of a national essay contest for young people interested in participating in the Junior 8 (J8) summit, a youth event convened this year in Japan and linked to the annual Group of 8 (G8) Summit.
Lucia and her children, displaced in Kenya
Lucia Aguda fled from her home in Kericho with her eight children on Saturday, January 6, with only the clothes they were wearing and a few meagre household items. She was among the last of those belonging to her ethnic group, a large minority of Kisii origin numbering some 20,000 in the Kericho area, most of whom had already fled in the previous five days.
UNICEF steps up its emergency response to the Mozambique floods
UNICEF is stepping up its emergency response in Mozambique as the country is bracing itself for widespread flooding due to weeks of heavy rains in Southern Africa.
UNICEF appeals for $5.1 million to support the needs of children and women in Kenya
UNICEF is appealing for $5.1 million to support the needs of children and women affected by the violence in Kenya. Up to 500,000 people?mainly children and women?currently require humanitarian assistance.
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