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• May 20, 2013, 09:00 ET

  63rd Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Campaign Kicks Off with School Challenge

   The U.S. fund for UNICEF is launching its first-ever nationwide "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF School Challenge" for teachers of grades K-6. The challenge is part of an effort to help educators inspire students to become global citizens. Winners will get the opportunity to travel abroad to see...

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• May 15, 2013, 10:19 ET

  UNICEF announces dramatic milestone in newborn survival

   Tetanus, one of the most deadly diseases a mother and her newborn can face, has been eliminated in more than half of affected countries targeted by UNICEF just 13 years ago. The milestone was announced today at the annual meeting of the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Initiative at...

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• May 06, 2013, 08:00 ET

  Lenny Kravitz Films UNICEF PSA to End Preventable Child Deaths

  Lenny Kravitz—GRAMMY award-winning singer-songwriter, record producer and actor—has recorded a public service announcement urging people to join UNICEF to bring about an end to preventable child deaths. Some 6.9 million child deaths every year are due preventable causes, of which as...

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• Apr 22, 2013, 11:29 ET

  Mother's Day gifts help children across the globe

   The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced a line of Mother's Day gifts that help provide children in developing countries with a healthier childhood. Purchasing items like hand-carved jewelry from UNICEF's cards and gifts collection, or a special edition "Gucci for UNICEF" Boston handbag, will...

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• Apr 18, 2013, 07:30 ET

  UNICEF Staffers Make TIME 100 List "World's Most Influential People"

   UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake congratulated Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi, co-leads of UNICEF's Innovation Unit, on being selected for this year's prestigious TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the hundred most influential people in the world. Fabian and Kochi drive new...

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