Tag: UNICEF

World Bank and UNICEF partner to promote education, skills and training for young people

Stuart Mitchell

The World Bank and UNICEF announced a new commitment to promote education, skills and training for young people in developing countries with the goal of boosting their employment prospects. The partnership will align $1 billion in World Bank investments with Generation Unlimited, a new global initiative, currently hosted by UNICEF. The investments are also an important component of the World Bank Group’s Human Capital Project, which ismobilizing countries to deliver more effective investments in people – especially young people – as a key pathway to jobs in today’s changing world…

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Islamic Development Bank and UNICEF to establish a Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children

Stuart Mitchell

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and UNICEF have signed a communique to announce their intent to develop a Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children. Discussed on the margins of IsDB’s 44th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors, the fund would aim to mobilise Islamic giving, including philanthropic and Zakat resources, towards humanitarian and resilience development programmes that ensure the well-being of children in IsDB member countries IsDB and UNICEF are now developing the fund, alongside key partners and potential supporters, in anticipation of a formal launch during the United Nations…

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Social Bite has teamed up with Malala and UNICEF to launch a global sleep out movement

Stuart Mitchell

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, visited Edinburgh yesterday marking an announcement that her organisation, Malala Fund, will be working with Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn MBE on an international collaboration, which aims to support thousands of homeless and displaced people around the world. Malala recently visited Social Bite’s restaurant, Vesta, for a private luncheon and later that night spoke at Edinburgh’s EICC at a dinner hosted by Social Bite. During the visit, Social Bite’s co-founder Josh Littlejohn revealed that Malala Fund will be a key partner and…

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“11”: Four decade-old songs renewed in album from children in Syria and the Middle East

Stuart Mitchell

“Today is the best day ever. Because I had fun, I sang and learned. I was captivated. I went to another world. Like a dream!” Assia Mohammed, 11, from Aleppo, now living in Turkey To mark eight years since the start of the war in Syria, UNICEF is launching its first ever children’s songs album. Featuring children from Syria and neighbouring countries, the album revives old children’s songs originally produced in 1976. “Children from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey are learning together and are forging friendships through this project,” commented…

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Dubai Cares and UNICEF announce the Dubai Declaration on Early Childhood Development at the World Government Summit

Stuart Mitchell

The United Arab Emirates witnessed the announcement of the “Dubai Declaration on Early Childhood Development” at the World Government Summit in Dubai, by Dubai Cares and UNICEF, in coordination with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC). The “Dubai Declaration on Early Childhood Development,” issued, responds to the growing scientific consensus that children’s early development directs their mental and emotional trajectories throughout life, with major implications for the economy and stability of their communities. The United Arab Emirates hailed this declaration that calls for a rapid increase…

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