“UNICEF has repeatedly called on governments to ensure basic services for children and this includes providing food where the need exists.” NeedsChildrenGovernmentProvidingUnicef Author:Carol Bellamy
“For example, UNICEF works with governments to change legislation such as in India where a law was passed raising the age of compulsory school completion to keep children in school and away from the workplace for longer.” ChildrenGovernmentAgeSchoolLawExampleIndiaSafetyLegislationWorkplaceCompletionCompulsoryUnicefWorkplace Safety Author:Carol Bellamy
“Of those who die from avoidable, poverty-related causes, nearly 10 million, according to UNICEF, are children under five. They die from diseases such as measles, diarrhoea, and malaria that are easy and inexpensive to treat or prevent.” ChildrenDiesCausesEasyPovertyMillionsFiveDiseaseTreatsRelatedMalariaInexpensiveMeaslesUnicefDiarrhoea Author:Peter Singer
“What I learned in Guinea is that we are all responsible for the state of our world. The world - and the system by which we trade, share, cooperate and conflict - is clearly not working. We are only as strong as our weakest members. UNICEF is run at every level by strong, relentlessly energetic, deeply capable people who use that strength, energy and capability to help those who need it most: the weakest, most disadvantaged women and children of our world. All I can do now is help make people aware of what is happening, of what they are doing. That is all that I can do. For now.” PeopleWorldNeedsChildrenI CanStatesHelpingUseRunningEnergyStrongCan DoLevelsShareConflictMembersCapableHappeningsResponsibleTradeOur WorldCapabilityEnergeticGuineaDisadvantagedUnicef Author:Tom Hiddleston
“Corporate partners help UNICEF fund our programmes for children, advocate with us on their behalf, or facilitate our work through logistical, technical, research or supply support.” ChildrenHelpingSupportResearchPartnersCorporateFundBehalfProgrammesAdvocatingFacilitateUnicef Author:Carol Bellamy
“When the Haiti earthquake happened, I registered with UNICEF to set up an account, and posted to Twitter for people to donate to it. In a matter of a couple of hours, $30,000 had been donated. That, to me, was eye-opening.” PeopleMatterEyeHoursHappenedCoupleAccountsOpeningEarthquakesHaitiDonateEye OpeningUnicef Author:Misha Collins