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Joined by an “A-list’ crowd, David Beckham worked the red carpet on Tuesday night (January 12) at an elegant Beverly Hills gala, where he was honored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for his strong humanitarian efforts. The former soccer great, who looked in mid-season form, was presented with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award for his extraordinary support of UNICEF’s work to put children first program. “My job was important to me but […]
The six “yoda chairs” used by the prominent leaders during the APEC Summit welcome receptions are now up for auction. The iconic yoda chairs that were seated by U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and President Benigno S. Aquino III was designed by Industrial Engineer, Kenneth Cobonpue and manufactured in Cebu. The profits of the auction that will be gained in the APEC memorabilia’s will go […]
THE number of adolescent deaths from AIDS has tripled over the last 15 years, according to new data released today by UNICEF. AIDS is the number one cause of death among adolescents in Africa and the second leading cause of death among adolescents globally. Among HIV-affected populations, adolescents are the only group for which the mortality figures are not decreasing. In sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the highest prevalence, girls are vastly more affected, accounting […]
Lebanese education minister announces that Lebanon is to provide free school education for tens of thousands more children this year including Syrian refugees. Lebanon is to provide schooling for tens of thousands more children this year including Syrian refugees, the education ministry said on Monday (September 21), as the country tries to cope with the effects of the war next door. Funding from international donors, UN refugee agency UNHCR and children’s fund UNICEF could see […]
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 (PNA/Xinhua) — With more than 200 million school-aged children unable to read and write, the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will focus on access to quality education, the executive director of UNICEF, said Monday. “There are 250 million children around the world of fourth and fifth grade age who can not read and write or do their numbers,” Anthony Lake told reporters here. The new SDGs — a set of […]
JULY 2 — Malacañang on Thursday refuted Vice President Jejomar Binay’s claim that the present administration has failed the Filipino people. During the launch of his political party on Wednesday, Vice President Binay accused the administration of being lazy, slow and indecisive. In response, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement that President Benigno S. Aquino III’s government has fostered the Filipino people’s welfare through good governance. “Masipag, maagap at masinop ang gobyerno […]
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has declared 2014 a devastating year for children, with as many as 15 million caught in conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq,South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and the Palestinian territories. UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said earlier this month the high number of crises meant many of them were quickly forgotten or failed to capture global headlines, such as inAfghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund in the Philippines (UNICEF) is on full alert to aid children and families affected by the typhoon.
Yoko Ono, noted activists and widow of musician John Lennon, helped in the global launching of the Unicef, giving permission for the use of the song “Imagine” to raise funds.
The United Nations recently released new data that showed that there had been fewer deaths of children under the age of five since 1990, but this still fell short of meeting global child death reduction targets for 2015. The data released by the UN showed that “under-five mortality rates have dropped by 49% between 1990 and 2013.” “The average annual reduction has accelerated – in some countries it has even tripled – but overall progress […]
A young survivor finds a way to help other children – and himself – recover from the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. For most of his life, 12-year-old Jericho has lived with his grandmother Monica Ignacio in a bamboo hut in Roxas City, Panay Island. The house was woefully inadequate against the sheer force of Typhoon Haiyan. “We were afraid because the roof was shaking and then broke. Grandma was almost hit by the falling roof […]
Actress and UNICEF Ambassador Angie Harmon recently returned from a visit to Nicaragua, where she traveled to bring attention to the horrors of child trafficking within the Central American country and across the globe. During her trip Harmon witnessed UNICEF programs to protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse and spoke with adolescent girls and boys about their experiences. During her trip, Harmon travelled to the Northern town of San Lucas where she witnessed efforts […]
