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Youth Employment Network and Jacobs Foundation Launch Fund for Evaluating the Impact of Youth Employment Initiatives
The Youth Employment Network (YEN), an interagency partnership of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations and the World Bank, have signed an agreement with the Swiss based private foundation, the Jacobs Foundation, to contribute to building the evidence base in youth... More
The Power of Sport: FC Barcelona and UNICEF Expand Advocacy and Fundraising
By: Montserrat Povill, UNICEF
In 2009, Futbol Club Barcelona (FCB) continued its commitment of €1.5 million per year, with expectations of reaching its €7 million mark in 2011. By partnering with a leading, globally respected sports club such as FCB and with a support base of millions, along with...
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LG Electronics and WFP Strengthen Partnership to Fight Hunger in Asia
LG Electronics (LG) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have come together in new partnership to strengthen the fight against hunger and under-nutrition in Asia... More
UNICEF and GUCCI: New Initiatives for Orphans and Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
By: Deanna Helmig, US Fund for UNICEF
2009 marked the fifth anniversary of the global Gucci/UNICEF partnership, which began in 2005 when Gucci introduced the first annual Gucci Campaign to Benefit UNICEF. In this campaign, Gucci stores in over 20 countries donated a percentage of sales from a...
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H&M and UNICEF Partnership
H&M has had a partnership with UNICEF since 2004 and has supported several UNICEF projects throughout the years. The projects have focused on education for girls, HIV/AIDS prevention in Cambodia and children’s rights in Uzbekistan. H&M has also contributed to UNICEF’s disaster relief work... More
UN-HABITAT working with the private sector on tsunami relief
Marking a new stage in its collaboration with the private sector, UN-HABITAT has signed an agreement with the Australian-based group, Bovis Lend Lease PTY Limited, to help rehabilitate areas of Sri Lanka devastated by 2004's tsunami killer wave. More
Spanish artists help fight malnutrition among African refugees
MADRID, Spain, January 26 (UNHCR) – A close partner of the UN refugee agency has persuaded some of Spain's top artists to support an exhibition and online auction to raise money to tackle malnutrition among young refugees in four African countries.
The Spanish Committee for UNHCR, with the...
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UNESCO-Hewlett-Packard and CNRS project to reduce brain drain in Africa bears first fruit
Scientists at the Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Dakar (Senegal) are now better placed to cooperate with researchers overseas thanks to the installation of the first computing grid at the university, the fruit of a joint effort by the UNESCO/Hewlett-Packard project “Reversing Brain Drain... More
UNIDO and Microsoft: Business Information Centres (BIC) Network
The BIC programme is aimed to provide ICT-based business information, training and Internet access to rural entrepreneurs in Sub-Sahara Africa on a commercial basis. It builds on ICT and business development services as a tool to enhance the productive capacity and competitiveness of micro, small... More
Volunteering employees to improve access to water and energy
Many people in developing countries lack access to basic water and sanitation, energy supply and waste management services, which can further aggravate economic and health care-related issues. SUEZ, an industrial utilities provider, has long contributed to sustainable development by helping to... More