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November 20, 2009

Monique Coleman to illuminate UNICEF Snowflake at lighting ceremony in Beverly Hills

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced that actress and UNICEF supporter Monique Coleman will light the UNICEF Snowflake on Saturday, November 21 at the 2009 Beverly Hills UNICEF Snowflake lighting ceremony. The UNICEF Snowflake will grace the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard during the holiday season. The ceremony highlights the City of Beverly Hills’ annual holiday event and the season of giving.

November 19, 2009

State of The World’s Children report commemorates the Convention on the Rights of the Child

A special edition issue of UNICEF's flagship The State of the World's Children report, tracking the impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the challenges that remain, was released today on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Convention’s adoption by the UN General Assembly.

November 18, 2009

A child in Ethiopia saved from starvation

When five-year-old Khesna arrived in her father's arms at Bissidimo Hospital in Ethiopia's Oromia Region, she was weak and glassy-eyed from acute malnutrition. Her father, Ibro Bekeri Yusef, had carried the young girl for a full day to get from his small farm to the UNICEF-supported feeding unit at the hospital. Immediately, nutrition workers there assessed Khesna's condition and began a feeding program to help her body recover from the shock of malnutrition.

November 20, 2009

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November 19, 2009

It’s UNICEF week on eBay!

November 18, 2009

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