Tag: UNICEF

David Beckham launches fundraising appeal for UNICEF for his 50th birthday

Stuart Mitchell

“Some of the moments I’m most proud of in my life have been through my work with UNICEF—helping to shine a light on the challenges facing children today. That’s why, for my 50th birthday, I’m launching a special fundraiser to help UNICEF to continue to deliver life-saving aid and support to children around the world.” – David Beckham For 20 years, David Beckham has advocated for children around the world as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador – a role that has seen him raise awareness on issues such as education, health, immunization, and…

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Bezos family announces an up to US$500 million challenge for UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Fund to address global child and maternal undernutrition

Stuart Mitchell

Recently, global nutrition leaders met in Paris at the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit to discuss how to improve access to life-saving child and maternal nutrition. To significantly address the urgent needs of the most at-risk women and children, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), the UK government and other private and public partners, established the CNF in 2023 with a goal of raising US$2 billion by 2030. Currently, the World Bank estimates that an additional US$13 billion per year over the next…

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UNICEF names Khaby Lame as a Goodwill Ambassador

Stuart Mitchell

Global content creator Khaby Lame has been announced as UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment – made at an event in Lame’s birth country Senegal – follows a four-day visit to meet children and young people who are driving positive change in their communities. “It’s a true honour to be appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and be part of an organisation that puts children’s rights front and centre every day,” said Lame. “From my own experience as a child fearing poverty, struggling to find my passion at school, and…

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UNICEF UK reaches funding milestone with People’s Postcode Lottery players raising £20 million to support children’s learning in emergencies

Stuart Mitchell

To mark the International Day of Education, UNICEF UK announced that since 2017 the charity has received £20 million thanks to funds raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, supporting education in emergencies programmes around the world. This staggering amount has been crucial in enabling the charity to support continuous learning for children in crisis and emergency contexts. This work is vital as currently there are more than 224 million children globally affected by crises who need educational support. For children in emergencies, education is about more than the right…

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The LEGO Group joins UNICEF in launching design toolbox to empower digital games industry to champion children’s well-being in digital play

Stuart Mitchell

The LEGO Group recently joined UNICEF to launch a new toolbox which will support game designers to embrace children’s well-being in their work whilst also responding to parents and caregivers’ concerns about their children’s digital gaming. The Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) Design Toolbox is a powerful new resource dedicated to fostering the well-being of children engaging in digital play and ensuring safe and enriching digital experiences for them. The online world is an area in which children’s needs and voices have historically been absent, despite the increasing…

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