UNICEF and Formula E to auction unique sculpture made from race car parts

A unique sculpture made from previously used Formula E race car parts is set to be auctioned by the partners. The installation was created to raise awareness of the impact of climate change on young people. Entitled Children’s Planet, the stunning piece measuring 2.5m in diameter was designed and made by British sculptor, Charles Elliot, using parts of the Formula E GEN2 race cars used in Season 8. It was unveiled at Formula E’s London E-Prix finale of Season 9 in the Championship. Broken and damaged parts were gifted by…

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Formula E And UNICEF Partnership Benefits More Than 2.5m Children And Young People In First Two Years

Formula E and UNICEF recently announced their ground breaking partnership has benefitted more than 2.5 million children and young people globally since the partnership began in 2021.  Formula E, the world’s first sport to be certified net zero carbon since inception, was the first international sports organisation to partner with UNICEF to tackle climate change.  Through investment in UNICEF’s climate programmes as part of the Safe and Healthy Environment Fund, the collaboration focuses on helping to create a planet where every child can live in a safe, clean and sustainable…

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13 million people enjoy better social protection through improved financing

Thirteen million people in 24 countries have benefited from increased access to improved social protection systems through an innovative programme on sustainable financing. Sustainably financing social protection systems covers the way that governments mobilize, allocate and manage public resources to ensure they are viable in the long run. The programme, on Improving synergies between social protection and public finance management  (SP&PFM), aims to strengthen the design and financing of national social protection systems and so improve the lives of millions of women, men and children. The programme – funded by…

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Geneva summit garners action to tackle gender discriminatory nationality laws

Leaders from governments, civil society and United Nations agencies convened in Geneva recently at a Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws, calling for expedited action to end gender-based discrimination in nationality laws that deny people the equal right to acquire and confer nationality on their children and spouses.  Convened by the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, UNICEF, and UN Women, the Global Summit heard from Eswatini, Iraq and Kiribati states, which reaffirmed their commitment to achieve gender equality in their nationality laws. …

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Soccer Aid For UNICEF Tonight Raises £14.6 Million For Children Around The World – With A Total £90 Million Raised Since 2006

Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2023, broadcast live and exclusively on ITV1, STV and ITVX this evening from Old Trafford, Manchester, has raised £14.6 million for UNICEF’s vital work giving children around the world the happy, healthy, play-filled childhoods they are entitled to. Thanks to the generous support of the UK public, UNICEF UK supporters, ITV1, STV and ITVX viewers, this year’s amount brings the current total raised to date, since Soccer Aid for UNICEF was founded by UNICEF UK Ambassador Robbie Williams in 2006, to over £90 million for children…

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