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In 1995, in what was called "the worst scandal in its history", UNICEF disclosed that 24 employees in its Kenya office stole or squandered $10-million; this fraud consumed more than a quarter of the UNICEF's $37-million two-year budget for Kenya. [82] In Germany, in the late 2000s, UNICEF was accused of mismanagement, abuse and waste of funds. [83]
Logo for the campaign Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is a fund-raising program for children sponsored by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.Started on Halloween 1950 [1] as a local event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the program historically involves the distribution of small orange boxes by schools to trick-or-treaters, in which they can solicit small change ...
Special editions were created for the occasions of the 100th anniversary of the Almanac, the death of G. B. Dealey, the coinciding 110th anniversary of the Almanac and 125th anniversary of Belo Corporation, the Texas Sesquicentennial celebrating 150 years of independence from Mexico, and the sesquicentennial of the Almanac, which was the first ...
UNICEF, created in 1946 to aid children and mothers affected by World War II, was a pet project of Eleanor Roosevelt. The Allisons contacted her, and the first Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF was held ...
In 2015, Illinois senator Mark Kirk helped create the UNICEF club at New Trier High School, in which he was an alma mater, to increase awareness of current social issues and to "help and give back", according to Kirk. [3] UNICEF clubs during the COVID-19 lockdowns fundraised online to support UNICEF COVID-19 relief efforts, depicted above
UNICEF is the successor of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, created on 11 December 1946, in New York, by the U.N. Relief Rehabilitation Administration to provide emergency relief to children and mothers affected by World War II.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a written statement that the legal action was intended to revoke the license of Annunciation House to operate in Texas as a non-governmental organization, or NGO.
January 9 – The Music for UNICEF Concert is held at the United Nations General Assembly to raise money for UNICEF and promote the Year of the Child. It is broadcast the following day in the United States and around the world. Hosted by The Bee Gees, other performers include Donna Summer, ABBA, Rod Stewart and Earth, Wind & Fire. A soundtrack ...