UNICEF UK
The UK Committee for UNICEF is one of 37 National Committees working to raise money for the work of the United Nations Children's Fund.
Primary web addresses
http://www.unicef.org.uk/
Email
info@unicef.org.uk
Main Address
Africa House
64-78 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6NB
64-78 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6NB
Country
United Kingdom
Main Telephone
020 7405 5592
Joined OneWorld
15.11.2005
Features
21.08.2009
Over 74 per cent of pupils speak English as a second or third language and around 20 per cent of the school's intake are refugees or asylum-seekers. Mary Whittaker at Millfields Community Primary School in London.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Education] [Children]
Image: Children at a "rights-respecting nursery" in London. © UNICEF UK/2008/ Irby
22.04.2009
The UK government’s promise to meet existing aid commitments to the world’s poorest people in 2010-11 was welcomed by a major development group - but it expressed concern at “efficiency savings” totalling some £155 million planned for the Department for International Development for the same period.
+ Green and Brown shoots in contradictory budget
+ Campaigners celebrate! UK government sticks to aid promises
+ UK sticks to its aid promises
+ Save the Children reacts
+ Budget fails 3.9 million UK children living in poverty
+ Darling blows historic opportunity to build low-carbon future
more...+ Green and Brown shoots in contradictory budget
+ Campaigners celebrate! UK government sticks to aid promises
+ UK sticks to its aid promises
+ Save the Children reacts
+ Budget fails 3.9 million UK children living in poverty
+ Darling blows historic opportunity to build low-carbon future
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: Members of the End Child Poverty campaign wear billboards to remind Labour of its promise to end child poverty in the UK (© UNICEF UK/2009/Andrew Aitchison)
20.09.2007
Despite recent UK government moves, significant gaps and inconsistencies remain in protecting trafficked children in Britain, according to a new report launched today.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: Rights Here, Rights Now: Recommendations for protecting trafficked children (Unicef UK)
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