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Manchester United stars and UNICEF team up against AIDS in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 26 June 2008 – Sierra Leone’s Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Dr. Minkailu Bah, has launched a Manchester United-supported HIV/AIDS awareness campaign at the National Stadium in Freetown, the capital.
David Beckham urges children to use Junior 8 Summit to make their voices heard
LONDON, United Kingdom, 20 March 2008 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham has called on young people to take part in UNICEF’s Junior 8 Summit, a young person’s version of the annual G8 meeting of world leaders. Beckham called on 13- to 17-year-olds in G8 nations to enter the competition for a chance to represent their countries at the J8 Summit in Japan.
Bernice’s Digital Diary: A Ghanaian girl’s take on London
NEW YORK, USA, 23 November 2007 – Bernice Akuamoah, 21, lives in Accra, Ghana, where she has just started her third year at university. She was the first person to create a Digital Diary with UNICEF Radio and Voices of Youth (UNICEF’s online community for young people), using recording equipment to tell her story of teenage life in Accra in a six-part radio series.
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman host 'Long Way Down' benefit
LONDON, United Kingdom, 13 November 2007 – After spending three months travelling the 'Long Way Down' through Europe and Africa, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman concluded their 15,000 mile adventure in Cape Town, South Africa in August this year.
Sir Roger Moore receives Dag Hammarskjöld Inspiration Award for his work with UNICEF
NEW YORK, USA, 25 October 2007 – “I’ve been an exceedingly lucky actor, and the luck of it all was that I was able to come and work for UNICEF,” said Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore as he received the Dag Hammarskjöld Inspiration Award at a ceremony in New York today.
Sir Roger Moore to receive Hammarskjöld Award for his work with UNICEF
NEW YORK, USA, 23 October 2007 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore is to receive a prestigious humanitarian award later this week honouring his work to promote the rights of the world’s children.
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman praise UNICEF’s work and talk about ‘Long Way Down’
LONDON, United Kingdom, 5 October 2007 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ewan McGregor and his friend and colleague Charley Boorman recently spoke about their pan-African motorbike adventure known as the ‘Long Way Down’.
England’s bowler Stuart Broad visits UNICEF project at Barbados primary school
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 13 April 2007 – Students participating in the Hillaby Turner’s Hall Primary School Positive Lifestyle Cricket Fest were recently given a special treat. One of the English cricket team’s fast bowlers, Stuart Broad, took part in their inter-school cricket competition.
England cricketers inspire youths and support AIDS campaign in St. Lucia
ST. LUCIA, Eastern Caribbean, 20 March 2007 – England cricketers took time off from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 on Monday to meet local young people here and show their support for the global campaign on children and AIDS.
Global Task Force aims to provide all children with safe water and sanitation
NEW YORK, USA, 22 January 2007 – Cherie Blair met youth delegates from India and Nigeria at UNICEF headquarters today to help start a global initiative to ensure that children everywhere have access to safe water and sanitation.
UNICEF e-greetings: New, improved and great for last-minute holiday wishes
NEW YORK, USA, 20 December 2006 - After a successful first year, UNICEF’s electronic greetings service, available online at www.unicef-shop.com, has undergone several improvements for this holiday season.
UNICEF-supported film voted BBC World ‘Best Documentary’
NEW YORK, USA, 12 December 2006 – A film about Biru Malik, a nine-year-old boy who spends his days preparing funeral pyres on the banks of the Ganges in India, is the winner of the BBC World viewers’ poll for the Best Documentary of 2006.
On tour to raise AIDS awareness, Manchester United players meet Nelson Mandela
LONDON, England, 20 July 2006 – Manchester United team manager and UNICEF UK Ambassador Sir Alex Ferguson and his squad met with former South African President Nelson Mandela at the offices of the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg yesterday.
UK ‘Soccer Aid’ charity event raises more than £2 million for UNICEF
NEW YORK, USA, 5 June 2006 – A charity soccer match in England has raised more than £2 million ($3.7 million) for UNICEF after 72,000 soccer fans poured into Old Trafford stadium, home of Manchester United, to watch two celebrity teams in action.
Frontline Diary
GOMA, DR Congo, 27 April 2006 – Over the course of five days earlier this month, our small group travelled through eastern DR Congo, visiting Bunia, Beni and finally Goma, the largest town in the Ituri region. It was clear that UNICEF is providing truly lifesaving emergency interventions on the ground in these war-torn areas. But any hope of moving from humanitarian aid to long-term development will depend on achieving peace here.
Stars unite against AIDS in new UK public service announcement
NEW YORK, New York, 5 April 2006 – The UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS campaign got a huge boost recently as eight stars of the stage, screen, soccer pitch and fashion world joined together to record a public service announcement about HIV/AIDS.
UNICEF launches new e-greetings service
NEW YORK, 2 December 2005 – UNICEF has launched a new service offering electronic greetings from the website http://www.unicefshop.org. For the first time, private individuals and business users living in eight countries around the world can send a ‘card’ via the internet while making a donation to UNICEF causes.
United Kingdom launches UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS
LONDON, England, 25 October 2005 – UNICEF UK Executive Director David Bull officially launched UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS in the UK. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jemima Khan spoke about her experiences visiting people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya.
Prior to the launch, leaders from government, media and the arts had been briefed privately about the Campaign at 11 Downing Street (home of the Chancellor of the Exchequer).
Manchester United stars call for tsunami support
NEW YORK, 13 January 2005 – Manchester United footballers have thrown their support behind UNICEF’s relief efforts for countries devastated by the December tsunami.
UK’s Queen Elizabeth II honours ‘Change for Good’ programme
LONDON, 7 May 2004–‘Change for Good,’ the successful fundraising partnership between British Airways and UNICEF,received royal support today when the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II visited Heathrow Airport tohonour the 10th anniversary of the programme.
British Airways and UNICEF celebrate 10 years of partnership through the ‘Change for Good’ programme
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today (Tuesday, April 13) joined British Airways Chief Executive Rod Eddington and UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy to celebrate 10 years of partnership between British Airways and UNICEF through the Change for Good programme.
