July 15, 2010
U.S. Fund for UNICEF awarded highest rating for fiscal responsibility by Charity Navigator
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today the organization has received its sixth consecutive four-star rating from Charity Navigator, Americas’ premier independent charity evaluator. Only three percent of the charities rated have received at least six consecutive four-star evaluations. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF also meets the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance's Standards for Charity Accountability.
July 13, 2010
"Hope for Haiti Now" distributing $5 million to UNICEF in final installment of funds
The U.S. fund for UNICEF today gratefully acknowledged receipt of a $5 million grant from the "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" telethon which took place on January 22—10 days after the earthquake struck. The funds represent the second of two grants totaling $11 million to UNICEF to be used to further UNICEF's efforts around Child Protection work in Haiti.
July 12, 2010
"HOPE FOR HAITI NOW" distributing remaining $31 million raised through telethon
"Hope for Haiti Now" (HFHN) today announced the allocation of the remaining $31 million—of the $66 million in total—raised through the Emmy‐nominated telethon "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief." The $31 million will be distributed to partner organizations including Oxfam America, Partners In Health, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Yelé Haiti Foundation, and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund that are focused on recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.
June 30, 2010
U.S. Fund for UNICEF and ABC’S Good Morning America team up to help build a "HAITI FIT FOR CHILDREN"
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today a collaboration with ABC’s Good Morning America to help build a “Haiti fit for children.” As part of GMA’s new series “America’s Healthy Summer,” news anchor Juju Chang has begun 100 days of training for the Housatonic Valley Sprint Triathlon while raising funds towards UNICEF’s relief efforts in Haiti.
June 25, 2010
UNICEF welcomes Kiwanis partnership to fight deadly maternal and neonatal tetanus worldwide
UNICEF today welcomed the announcement of a new partnership with global volunteer network Kiwanis International to fight tetanus in women and children worldwide, a disease that kills around 60,000 newborns each year.
