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UNICEF News.

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  Taking Control of Child Pneumonia

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:19 PM ET

  World Pneumonia Day (November 2), but it's not too late to recognize it; let's give a round of applause to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF for launching an ambitious new plan to curb childhood pneumonia around the world.According to a WHO press release, the comprehensive Globa Read More

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  Amazon Makes Giving as Easy as Shopping

  By Judy Mottl | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  season.The e-commerce giant is teaming up with top nonprofits so that its Amazon Payments can be used for donation efforts. The list includes UNICEF, American Red Cross, Nature Conservancy, Feeding America and United Way."As the holiday season approaches, we’re pleased to be able t Read More

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  More Kids Getting Vaccines

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:25 AM ET

  developing countries themselves are responsible for the turnaround, putting financial support from the GAVI Alliance -- a partnership between WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -- to good use. Bravo!"We have seen a dramatic turnaround in the availability o Read More

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  Manchester United Footballer Traces Roots And Returns To Volunteer

  By Wynter Mitchell | Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  learned that his father's grandparents hailed from the African state of Sierra Leone. Knowing the current state of the war-torn region, he turned to UNICEF, for whom he's an ambassador, and joined the organization on a mission to tour the home of his ancestors. Not only could he continue to trac Read More

  More like this in: David Beckham, Africa, England, AIDS, Football, Race, Sierra Leone
• Kids Helping Kids

  By Darragh Worland | Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:50 PM ET

  cash for kids in need around the world along with my snack-sized Mars bars.The tradition started in the United States in 1950, according to UNICEF, when Philly school kids went door-to-door in search of loose change from neighbors. They collected $17 for the cause in their decorate Read More

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  Where In The World Is Selena Gomez? Well, Ghana To Start.

  By Wynter Mitchell | Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:44 PM ET

  is ranked 30 out of 195 countries with the highest mortality rates of children under five according to results released earlier this year by UNICEF. Gomez observed how UNICEF is working to address these issues through local initiatives to ensure child survival."UNICEF Ambassadors have Read More

  More like this in: Hollywood, Ghana, mortality rate, Selena Gomez, Entertainment, Celebrity
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  A 'Crude' Awakening

  By Catherine Lincoln | Wed Oct 7, 2009 8:28 AM ET

  the CRUDE site, we have a page, “Get Involved," with a list of supporting organizations. In particular I would love for people to click on the UNICEF logo and make a contribution to The Water Project. Each of the barrels we showed people getting in the film cost about $500. I'm glad to sa Read More

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  Give Kids A Shot

  By Kendall Hunter | Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:42 PM ET

  age of five worldwide.According to the alliance, despite the massive death toll, pneumonia is underfunded and rarely mentioned in the news media. UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently dubbed it "the forgotten killer of children."ONE president and CEO David Lane says: “W Read More

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  UPS Gets the World Ready for Disaster

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 1, 2009 12:37 PM ET

  our supply chain expertise, our assets, and linking our key partners to enable more effective response to global emergencies."The need is acute. UNICEF estimates that 20 million children have lost their homes over the past decade due to natural disasters and humanitarian crises. Over a millio Read More

  More like this in: Clinton Global Initiative, American Red Cross, C.A.R.E, Disasters, Postal Service, UPS, World, Business, Social Responsibility, Good Ideas, Giving
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  Queen Rania Pays Visit to Harlem School for Girls

  By Darragh Worland | Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:32 PM ET

  plays in improving children’s lives. Around the world, 100 million children remain out of school, the majority of whom are girls, according to UNICEF. Queen Rania became United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative’s (UNGEI) Honorary Global Chair in July 2009. For the past nine year Read More

  More like this in: Clinton Global Initiative, New York City, Education, United Nations, Soccer, Harlem, Jordan, Queen Rania, Children's Rights