Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF is going to hold the Red Packet Charity Sales on 6-8, 13-15 Jan 2012. All the proceeds from the sales will go to UNICEF’s Rebuild Children’s Lives in Yushu of Qinghai Programme. Please click here for details.
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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the unfolding crisis for children in the Sahel
NEW YORK/ HONG KONG, 22 December 2011 – An estimated one million young children in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa are in danger of becoming severely malnourished in 2012 if the global community does not take action. Eight countries across the Sahelian belt are part of this crisis for children. Inadequate rain […]
UN and humanitarian partners appeal for HK$223 million for immediate needs of flash flood victims in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities in southern Philippines
MANILA/ GENEVA/ NEW YORK/ HONG KONG, 22 December 2011 — The United Nations and humanitarian partners called for over HK$223 million (US$28.6 million) to support the Government of the Philippines to respond to the serious humanitarian needs caused by the devastating Tropical Storm Sendong (international code name “Washi”) in Northern Mindanao. The Emergency Revision of […]
Starbucks ‘Light Up Lives For Children’ Charity Campaign Celebrates Christmas and Raises Funds for UNICEF
Starbucks Hong Kong continues its tradition of spreading love in this festive season with the ‘Starbucks Annual Christmas Red Cup Charity Campaign’, which was kicked off at Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay on 2 December 2011. Being an icon for Christmas surprises and special offers, Starbucks classic red cup also has an important role for the […]
Threats & Opportunities on today’s Net for children
FLORENCE/ GENEVA/ HONG KONG, 13 December 2011 – Although offering more opportunities for education and information than anything before it, the Internet has also amplified the scale and potential of threats to children, says a new report from UNICEF’s Innocenti Research Centre. Child Safety online: Global challenges and strategies aims to provide a better understanding […]
Gucci again donates HK$7.8 million to support UNICEF’s ‘Schools for Africa’ Programme
Since the Gucci/UNICEF partnership begun in 2005, Gucci has committed to education through UNICEF’s ‘Schools for Africa’ Programme. Gucci has announced at an event earlier, to donate another HK$7.8 million (US$1 million) to UNICEF from the launch of Gucci Children’s Collection. Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF Ambassador, Miss Gigi Leung participated in the event, and […]
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake in Bangkok on the Human Rights Council Resolution on the human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic
GENEVA/ HONG KONG, 2 December 2011 – “UNICEF is greatly disturbed by the confirmed reports of violent attacks on children in Syria. We share the deep concerns presented in the recent report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry, and welcome the Human Rights Council’s Special Session that addressed among other things these grave violations […]