A Call for “HELP!” from #SouthSudan !
The ongoing food crisis, rampant child hunger and sexual assault permeates the lives of the innocent in South Sudan’s ongoing civil war. Well over a month ago, UNICEF, World Food…
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World Humanitarian Summit – ‘A Common Humanity Shared Responsibilities’
Istanbul is host to the World Humanitarian Summit, May 23-24. 2016. To shape a different global future in a world facing unprecedented humanitarian challenges — (130 million people in desperate…
#Education Cannot Wait – Find out Why
War, regional strife, & natural disaster are decimating close to 25% of children’s futures in crisis-hit countries. Along with life’s essentials (water, food, and shelter) education is an integral component…
Don’t Just #BringBackOurGirls – Embrace Them!
Boko Haram has destroyed lives and dreams and has moved beyond the realm of extremes and hostilities to utilizing children as tools of war in suicide attacks to further its…
Mauritania #Hungers for Food Assistance
Food insecurity and the resulting suffering is a fact of life for 450,000 people in Mauritania. The World Food Program warns that funding deficiencies affect the most vulnerable families. In…
Global Conflict Is Affecting Our Children
Kids around the world are being denied an education and struggling to survive
Imagine a preschool class filled with 30 bright-eyed, innocent four-year olds who enjoy nothing more than playing with their classmates and friends. Now imagine that by the time those children…
Needs of #Refugee Children of the Central African Republic & Nigeria
A clarion call from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is out for immediate assistance for refugees in the Central African Republic and Nigeria. These victims…
Peter #Ustinov, an Original Diplomat-Artist
Actor, director and playwright best recognized for his many Hollywood credits over half a century, Peter Ustinov was an ardent promoter of the United Nations during its formative years and…
#Shakira Tuned into Children & Education
Far from the coincidental Ambassador, Shakira has turned her effort on behalf of Children’s education from UNICEF, to the World Bank and even a joint Israeli/Palestinian school in Jerusalem. It…
Colombia’s #Juanes & Latin America’s Diplomat-Artists
Music star Juanes represents the rising engagement of global artists with the United Nations and its many organizations and agencies, including UNICEF and UNHCR. Initially, the engagement was limited in…