Tag: UNICEF

One million schools mapped: UNICEF and ITU’s Giga initiative, with support from Ericsson, reaches milestone towards connecting every school to the internet

Stuart Mitchell

One year after Ericsson entered a global partnership with UNICEF to support the Giga Initiative’s school connectivity mapping efforts, the initiative has reached a major milestone in mapping the location and connectivity status of one million schools. Giga – founded by UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 2019 – aims to connect every school to the internet by 2030 and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. Mapping schools is a key pillar of Giga as it helps provide an understanding of the scale of investment, actions…

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UNICEF and BTS celebrate success of ‘groundbreaking’ LOVE MYSELF campaign

Stuart Mitchell

UNICEF, record label BIGHIT MUSIC, and the 21st century pop icons BTS are marking the groundbreaking success of the LOVE MYSELF campaign this week, with the campaign reaching almost every country in the world with positive messages of self-love and self-care. Since 2017, LOVE MYSELF has generated almost five million tweets and more than 50 million engagements, such as likes, retweets, replies and comments, according to a new analysis* in UNICEF’s flagship report, The State of the World’s Children 2021, launched yesterday. “We started LOVE MYSELF as a way to…

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Soccer Aid For UNICEF On ITV Raises Record £13 Million For Children Around The World

Stuart Mitchell

Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2021, broadcast live and exclusively on ITV, STV and the ITV hub this evening from the Etihad Stadium, has raised a record-breaking £13,014,769 so far for UNICEF’s vital work keeping children around the world, happy, healthy and able to play. This record-breaking amount was raised thanks to the generous support of the UK public, ITV and STV viewers, and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) who matched all public donations up to £6.3 million, meaning double the difference for children. This figure has smashed all previous…

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Z Zurich Foundation helps UNICEF deliver 2.5M+ doses of COVID vaccine

Stuart Mitchell

The Z Zurich Foundation has announced the continuation of its fundraising campaign to help UNICEF’s efforts to deliver 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally by end of 2021. The campaign, which to date has helped deliver more than 2.5 million doses of vaccine, will run until the end of the year. The Z Zurich Foundation is committing to match funds raised up to CHF 2.5 million (approximately $2.7 million depending on currency exchange rates). “There is a global movement to ensure everyone has a chance to be protected from COVID-19,…

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James Arthur, Tom Grennan, Micah Richards, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes to star in September Soccer Aid for UNICEF with Alex Scott set for presenting debut

Stuart Mitchell

James Arthur, Tom Grennan, Fara Williams, Micah Richards, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes have been announced as taking part in Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2021 – the first time they have been part of the world’s biggest celebrity-charity football match. They will be joined by Wayne Rooney who is coming out of retirement to play for England again. The Three Lions’ all-time record goal scorer managed the England side in 2020 but is once again taking to the pitch as a player. Dermot O’Leary returns to host the live show…

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