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UNICEF hails $1 billion Turner donation

Friday, 19 September 1997: UNICEF today congratulated American media tycoon Ted Turner for his $1 billion donation to United Nations agencies.

In a statement issued in New York, a day after the announcement, UNICEF said: "With this generous contribution -- the largest charitable donation ever made -- Ted Turner not only makes possible new and improved efforts to assist children, women and all those living in poverty the world over, but he is also making a significant gesture of support and endorsement for the United Nations system and for the ideals of the United Nations.

"He is raising his hand for a world which works as one to make a better place for all. We hope that others will join him."

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