Tag: UNICEF

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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Stars Join UNICEF UK to Celebrate World Children’s Day Raising £670,000 at First Ever Once Upon Our Time Gala

Stuart Mitchell

Stars of stage and screen joined more than 200 guests at the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) inaugural Once Upon Our Time Gala on Wednesday night, at Frameless London. The celebration marked World Children’s Day, an annual day to champion the voices and rights of children around the world to shape their own stories, with the night itself raising £670,000 to support UNICEF in continuing its life-changing work to ensure children’s futures and their childhoods are protected.  Guests were welcomed by UNICEF UK President Olivia Colman, with an emotive…

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UNICEF appeals for US$58.8 million to address mpox crisis as cases among children rise

Stuart Mitchell

UNICEF has launched an appeal for US$58.8 million to address the rising mpox crisis across six African countries where children are most affected. Though child deaths are currently confined to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the data underscores their vulnerability, as UNICEF works to scale up prevention and response efforts across the region. Nearly 22,000 suspected and confirmed cases of mpox have been reported so far this year, with 60 per cent of cases in children under 15. Approximately 80 per cent of the more than 700 mpox-related…

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UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited announces new phase of global partnership with Accenture, connecting 580,000 youth to skilling and earning opportunities

Stuart Mitchell

On International Youth Day 2024, Accenture and UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU) announced a four-year global partnership, building on the success of the partnership’s first phase, launched in 2021. This new phase will continue Accenture’s support for GenU, a global Public-Private-Youth Partnership Platform, connecting young people to opportunities in employment, entrepreneurship, and social impact. As part of its support for GenU, the latest phase of the partnership aims to:•Connect more than 188,000 young people to entrepreneurial activities through imaGen Ventures, a programme that provides grants, seed funding, and mentorship to cultivate…

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Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club and UNICEF announce their partnership to help give children the best start in life

Stuart Mitchell

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club have proudly announced a three-year partnership with UNICEF, the world’s leading child rights organisation. Through the new partnership, Brighton & Hove Albion aims to use the power of football for good and strengthen UNICEF’s efforts to build a world where every child is happy, healthy, and safe. As part of the partnership, Brighton & Hove Albion will make a significant donation to the children’s agency to help them deliver vital aid and resources, wherever and whenever the need is greatest. The strategic alliance also…

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