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Myanmar Seeks Religious Tolerance for Children

Myanmar Seeks Religious Tolerance for Children

In the light of upcoming elections in Myanmar and amid reports of rising religious intolerance, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed a joint statement by the leaders of four main religious groups in the country calling for tolerance and respect of religious freedom as essential conditions for every…
Trick-or-Treat: Kids Helping Kids Campaign

Trick-or-Treat: Kids Helping Kids Campaign

"Want to be part of something totally awesome?" That's Charlie Brown's question to American kids in a new public service announcement (PSA), as he encourages them to take part in the 65th anniversary of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF– the original Kids Helping Kids campaign. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang –…
Safer Learning Planned for Children Caught in Syrian Conflict

Safer Learning Planned for Children Caught in Syrian Conflict

More than 2 million children whose lives have been torn apart by the conflict in Syria will have better access to education in safe environments through an agreement signed last week by the European Union (EU) and UNICEF. The grants worth €62 million ($69 million) will scale up UNICEF and…
YouTube Star Bethany Mota Helps Kids Go Back to School

YouTube Star Bethany Mota Helps Kids Go Back to School

As children in the U.S. prepare to head back to school, YouTube star and social media influencer Bethany Mota is teaming up with UNICEF to raise awareness about global education issues and to highlight the need for school supplies for millions of disadvantaged children. Through a new Back to School…
World Breastfeeding Week: 1–7 August 2015

World Breastfeeding Week: 1–7 August 2015

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 170 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF and other organizations to protect, promote and…
Bring Back Our Childhood: Social Media Campaign

Bring Back Our Childhood: Social Media Campaign

A recent report by UNICEF shows 800,000 children have been forced to flee their Nigerian homes due to Boko Haram violence over the last year. Bringing awareness and support to aid the displaced children, UNICEF and Softway Solutions are running a Snapchat campaign during the week of April 13, 2015.…
Oscar Winner Patricia Arquette Ready to Give Love

Oscar Winner Patricia Arquette Ready to Give Love

Fresh off her Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress ("Boyhood"), humanitarian Patricia Arquette is launching an awareness and fundraising campaign with Chideo to support GiveLove. It is a non-profit organization she co-founded in 2010 to support ecological sanitation and composting, community development projects, and housing construction after Haiti's devastating earthquake.…