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How David Droga Creates Advertising That Matters

Rachael Chong | Posted 06.18.2013 | Impact
Rachael Chong

The man behind Droga5 talks about how he uses the ad world to create markets for important ideas (and to sell stuff, too).

A Promise Renewed: A Great Global Ambition and Every Father's Dream

Anthony Lake | Posted 06.16.2013 | Impact
Anthony Lake

What will you be doing this Father's Day? Grilling in the back yard with the family? We often take such simple pleasures for granted. But, elsewhere, millions of fathers around the world will struggle to help their children survive and thrive.

One Year Later: From Promise to Action on Ending Preventable Child Deaths

Nicole Schiegg | Posted 06.14.2013 | Impact
Nicole Schiegg

The "celebrity" buzz captured new attention from media outlets and non-traditional audiences. But would a successful event build upon the decades of tireless work on child survival and lead to the movement that we all hoped for and envisioned? Would the promises turn into real action?

Caring Far Away?

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 06.13.2013 | Impact
Rabbi David Wolpe

Why are we so generous with tragedies in our backyard and so unmoved by those we know about but do not see?

My Father's Day Plea For Men Around The World

Rajesh Anandan | Posted 06.18.2013 | Impact
Rajesh Anandan

Don't cheat on your partner. Don't abuse your partner. Don't drink excessively. These are some of the underlying messages in a different kind of "lifestyle" marketing campaign now running in Zambia, encouraging boys and men across the country to do the right thing -- not just for themselves, but also for the women in their lives, their families and communities.

LOOK: #ThisAbility Social Media Campaign Is Beyond Inspiring

The Huffington Post | Nader Salass | Posted 06.11.2013 | Impact

A new social media campaign is using uplifting stories to raise awareness for grim facts. UNICEF recently launched its annual the State of the Wor...

Ukrainian Teen Prostitutes Find A Way Out

Agence France Presse | Dmytro Gorshkov | Posted 06.15.2013 | World

Sasha, 17, hides her face under the brim of her baseball cap as she recounts how a lack of food and clothing in her boarding school three years ago fo...

Ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities

Caryl M. Stern | Posted 06.05.2013 | Impact
Caryl M. Stern

This critical international human rights treaty would give people with disabilities across the globe the same of kind protections afforded to U.S. citizens by the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.

Birth-Growth-Progress for Women and Children in the DRC

Nicole Schiegg | Posted 05.31.2013 | Impact
Nicole Schiegg

Despite the high demand for health services in the DRC, they remain costly and access is unequal. To ensure every child survives to five and beyond, the inequities of the health system must be addressed to benefit all of the Congolese people.

Former Child Soldier: I Didn't Want To Be Rescued

Posted 06.01.2013 | Impact

He endured bloody battles, gunshot wounds and was forced to kill other children who looked just like him. But when Ishmael Beah was at first given the...

Saving the Children

David Westin | Posted 05.23.2013 | World
David Westin

The needs created by the Syrian exodus will go on for years to come. The real test will be whether we have the staying power to support the efforts in Zaatari and elsewhere as months drag into years.

How the Changing Marketplace of Food and Supplies is Saving Lives

Caryl M. Stern | Posted 05.18.2013 | Impact
Caryl M. Stern

This year, hundreds of thousands of children lived because of this change in the global market. And because of UNICEF's volume purchasing, prices for therapeutic food dropped by nearly 10 percent -- math that equates to more children saved.

Charity: Give Money, Not Facebook Likes

www.theatlantic.com | Posted 05.03.2013 | Impact

In the beginning, organizations wanted you to like the heck out of their Facebook pages. Why? You know, community-building, awareness-raising, general...

HuffPost Editors Live On $1.50 A Day For Week

Jessica Prois | Posted 05.06.2013 | Impact
Jessica Prois

We're not inclined to upload photos of artisan sandwiches to Instagram, but this week we're going all out for good reason. Except there'll be no pictures of arugula or baguettes in sight. We've taken on the Global Poverty Project's Live Below the Line challenge to spend $1.50 a day on food and drink for five days.

The Power of a Woman's Work

Melis Figanmese | Posted 04.25.2013 | Impact
Melis Figanmese

When a woman has the chance to work and earn her own money, the outcome is outstanding. Not only will that woman lift herself and her family out of poverty, but her pride and confidence will skyrocket.

Putting the Last Child First

Josephine Bourne | Posted 06.17.2013 | Impact
Josephine Bourne

At the turn of the millennium, the world came together to promise that by 2015, every child would complete a full course of primary schooling.

Women of Istanbul

Melis Figanmese | Posted 06.14.2013 | Impact
Melis Figanmese

In order to provide Founder of Women One and UNICEF Ambassador, Dayle Haddon, with a true understanding of the situation of women in Turkey, Turkish Philanthropy Funds felt it was essential to visit various cities throughout our vast and diverse country. Our first stop on our tour: Istanbul.

What Is Reality?

David Sable | Posted 06.15.2013 | World
David Sable

Here is the thing -- what is reality? Seriously. I'm not trying to be esoteric, metaphysical, philosophical or transcendental, honestly. But I have come to see that my view of reality is skewed -- distorted and one-sided

UNICEF Reveals Surprising Fact About Kids In Rich Countries

Reuters | Posted 06.10.2013 | Impact

LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) - The Netherlands ranks first and Romania last among 29 developed countries examined in a UNICEF report on the well-being...

UN On Syrian Refugee Camps: 'We Are Broke'

Reuters | Posted 06.05.2013 | World

By Tom Miles GENEVA, April 5 (Reuters) - The United Nations gave its starkest warning yet on Friday that it would soon run out of cas...

UNICEF Challenges CUNY Students to Save Lives Globally

Mima Stojanovic | Posted 06.02.2013 | Impact
Mima Stojanovic

A few examples of simple, affordable innovations that have already saved millions of lives include bed nets to protect against mosquitos that transmit malaria, oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc to prevent dehydration caused by diarrhea, and low doses of antibiotics to treat pneumonia.

Switching the Blame

Terrance Ross | Posted 06.02.2013 | World
Terrance Ross

Even if a criminal's specific involvement is still hidden to the public, the constant negative connotation given to the act begins to loom in the mind resulting in second thoughts and abandonment of the crime all together.

240,000 Pakistani Children Miss Out On Polio Vaccine

AP | Posted 05.29.2013 | World

ISLAMABAD -- Some 240,000 children have missed U.N.-backed vaccinations against polio because of security concerns in Pakistan's tribal regions border...

On Passover, Remember The Hungry

Caryl M. Stern | Posted 05.25.2013 | Impact
Caryl M. Stern

We all know the injunction at the beginning of the Passover Seder, inviting the hungry to join the feast. This year, at my table, we are adding "all who are thirsty, come and drink" to the invitation

Give Clean Water To Kids In Need...On Facebook!

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 03.20.2013 | Impact

Using Facebook now has the power to make it rain. Throughout World Water Month, UNICEF is giving Facbook users the chance to provide clean drinking...