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The ILO has estimated that some 165 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are involved in child labour. Many of these children work long hours, often in dangerous conditions. More
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Isolated no more; a Burundian refugee in Tanzania's Mtabila camp, where an Internet project has opened up many possibilities for refugees and locals

Cisco and UNHCR provide Internet in a Tanzanian camp

Kasulu, Tanzania has no electricity and an unreliable telephone system, but these days – thanks to a private American foundation – the UNHCR camp here has an Internet connection and refugees are mastering information technology (IT). More

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Members of UNHCR's Council of Business Leaders listen as Karen refugees explain the problems of living in a closed refugee camp.

UNHCR joins hands with leaders from Merck & Co, Microsoft, Nestlé, Nike and PricewaterhouseCoopers to help refugees

The UN refugee agency has launched a new initiative to rally corporate support and boost private-sector involvement in refugee work at the World Economic Forum in Davos. More

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UNICEF's corporate partnerships: Greece - Diners Club

Diners Club Greece, a subsidiary of Citibank, has issued in cooperation with the Hellenic National Committee an affinity card under the name of Diners Club-UNICEF. There are currently over 84,000 account holders in this program. More

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Doctors and clinic workers use mobile phones to collect and record vital health data and monitor patients’ status.

DataDyne.org and Vodafone Foundation: health surveys with EpiSurveyor

Apart from regular reporting, surveys are an additional tool of national health monitoring. For conducting health surveys the non-profit software provider DataDyne.org developed EpiSurveyor, an open-source software application available to every internet user at no cost. More

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Barcelona's Ronaldinho sports team jersey with UNICEF logo.

International partnerships: FC Barcelona

September 2007 marks the second year of a global alliance between UNICEF and FC Barcelona. The legendary football club made a commitment of €1.5 million per year over five years to benefit children across the developing world affected by HIV/AIDS. Along with the funding, the sports club will... More

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Female community health workers trained in India on safe pregnancy, delivery and newborn care techniques

UNICEF's corporate partnerships: US Fund - Johnson and Johnson

For more than 20 years Johnson & Johnson, through its commitment to the health and well-being of vulnerable communities, has been a key partner to the US Fund for UNICEF. More

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Teaching essential life skills to refugees through sports

UNICEF's corporate partnerships: China - Audi

UNICEF has been cooperating with the China Association of Science and Technology (CAST) to address the rights of the out-of-school children since the 1980’s. The project aims to actively engage out-of-school adolescents in sport-related activities to develop essential life skills such as team... More

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Angelique holds baby girl while waiting to be vaccinated by a UNICEF-supported project at Ste. Catherine Labouré Hospital in Haiti.

International partnerships: P&G Pampers®

Since 2006, through its ‘1 Pack = 1 Life-Saving Vaccine’ campaign, Pampers® has successfully donated 200 million tetanus vaccines, protecting women and their babies around the world from Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT). On September 28, 2009, P&G announces its commitment to donate a further... More

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Rural Energy Enterprise Development (REED) progamme encourages sustainability

UNEP’s Rural Energy Enterprise Development (REED) progam supports the development of local-level renewables enterprises in Africa, Brazil, China, and India, supporting the development of business plans and finding access to seed capital, with the help of various partners. More

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Sierra Rutile Limited joins with UNAIDS expanding health education and HIV treatment in Sierra Leone

In its post-conflict situation, Sierra Leone has recently developed a first strategic plan on HIV/AIDS for 2006–2010. The International Labour Organization supported cooperation of Sierra Rutile Limited, the Union and the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat targeted objectives beyond the company scope,... More