Brown helped assemble Early Childhood Development kits, which offer children living in conflict and disaster areas access to play and learning. Each kit is designed to help caregivers create a safe learning environment for up to 50 children who have experienced trauma and stress, and includes art supplies, puzzles and games, and board books and puppets for storytelling.

“Every day hundreds of life-saving items are sent from this warehouse to children and families around the world, from blankets and clothing, to health and school supplies,” said Millie Bobby Brown. “To have the opportunity to be a part of this effort with Moncler and UNICEF to offer some sort of relief to those in need, especially a child, is a true privilege. You can’t help but think about their circumstances, and what more we can all do to lend a hand.”

Brown toured UNICEF’s supply and kit-packing operation in Copenhagen – the world’s largest humanitarian warehouse – which leads the supply planning and distribution of emergency, health, nutrition and education supplies to children and families caught in, or displaced by conflict, natural disasters and other crises around the world. In 2017, UNICEF procured $3.46 billion worth of supplies and services in 150 countries and areas.

“Supplies are essential to the health and well-being of children,” said Etleva Kadilli, Director of UNICEF’s Supply Division. “We are thankful that Millie has had an opportunity to experience first-hand UNICEF’s supply operation, and what it takes for these supplies to reach children. We hope that her visit will help amplify attention and support to the needs of children and young people, especially those affected by crises.”

Brown was appointed UNICEF’s youngest ever Goodwill Ambassador in November 2018. On this visit to UNICEF’s global supply headquarters, she was accompanied by representatives from Italian apparel manufacturer and lifestyle brand, Moncler, as part of Moncler’s family #monclerfriends. In 2017, Moncler and UNICEF launched the “Warmly Moncler” for UNICEF project to provide winter kits for vulnerable children and families to keep them warm. The kits include items such as thermal blankets, hats, gloves, scarves, shoes and socks, fuel to heat homes and schools, and spaces where children can play. Between 2017 and 2018 more than 38,000 children and families, mainly living in Nepal and Mongolia – some of the coldest countries in the world where climatic and social conditions are the most challenging – benefited from this partnership.

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The short video shows the 14-year-old star – who has symbolically changed her name to Millie Bobby ‘Blue’ to mark the occasion – overseeing a global ‘go blue’ operation. Alongside her team of young helpers, Millie calls on fellow UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and supporters to join her in going blue – by wearing or displaying the colour blue – in support of children’s rights.

“World Children’s Day is a fun day with a serious message,” said Millie Bobby Brown. “It is a day where all children are encouraged to speak out about what matters to them, like education, safe spaces to learn and play, and positive environments. By going blue for UNICEF on this day, we are demanding the world provide a brighter future for kids.”

As the story unfolds, viewers see the stars responding to Millie’s call while going about their daily lives. Liam Neeson bakes blue cupcakes while reenacting a famous scene from his cult-hit Taken, Dua Lipa is in the studio re-recording the lyrics of her global hit Be The One from red to blue, Orlando Bloom is on a film set working under his new name – Orlando ‘Bluem’ – and Lilly Singh is at home making ‘blunicorn’ smoothies.

UNICEF’s annual World Children’s Day is commemorated each year on 20 November and marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The global day raises awareness and vital funds for the millions of children who are unschooled, unprotected and uprooted. This year, UNICEF is inviting the public to go online and sign its global petition asking for leaders to commit to fulfilling the rights of every child now and for future generations, and to Go Blue for every child by doing or wearing something blue on 20 November.

“We want as many people as possible to go blue on November 20th, whether it’s wearing blue or incorporating blue into your day,” said Brown. “World Children’s Day is the one day a year when feeling blue means feeling – and doing – good.”

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Thanks to the generous support of the public, ITV viewers, our partners, a host of A-list celebrities and the UK Government – which matched all public donations pound-for-pound – the star-studded match surpassed its previous fundraising total records. To date, Soccer Aid for Unicef has raised in excess of £30 million since the very first match, 12 years ago.

It was also revealed today that next year’s game, in June 2019, will take place at Stamford Bridge. This is the first time the match will be played at Chelsea and marks a return to the capital, with Soccer Aid 2008 having taken place at Wembley Stadium. Pre-registration for tickets is available here: www.socceraid.org.uk.

Manchester United formally handed over the Soccer Aid for Unicef baton before their Premier League match against Chelsea. Unicef UK Executive Director, Mike Penrose, joined Chelsea Chairman, Bruce Buck, and Manchester United’s Executive Vice Chairman, Ed Woodward, to celebrate the huge 2018 total and mark the change of hosts for the 2019 match.

Robbie Williams, Unicef UK Ambassador and co-founder of Soccer Aid for Unicef, said: “We had big ambitions for Soccer Aid for Unicef this year – we wanted to break our fundraising record for Unicef and all the incredible work they do for children around the world, and we did it! Thank you so much to everyone who got involved, came to the match or donated on the night; you helped make it the biggest and best campaign so far. In the twelve years since Soccer Aid for Unicef began we’ve raised more than £30 million, so that Unicef can help keep even more children safe. That’s astonishing and something we could only dream of when we started out on the Soccer Aid journey all those years ago.”

Mike Penrose, Executive Director of Unicef UK, said: “We are hugely proud of Soccer Aid for Unicef and the place it holds in the heart of the British public. With each game our supporters have proven what a generous nation we are. This year, we made twice the difference for children in danger with the UK Government matching public donations. Thanks goes to Manchester United and the Old Trafford crowd for being such great Soccer Aid for Unicef custodians earlier this year. Our fans come from all over the country and we look forward to their support again at Stamford Bridge in June 2019. We hope to build on this year’s success and look forward to another amazing Soccer Aid for Unicef match in 2019.”

International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said: “The British public are at the heart of the success of Soccer Aid for Unicef 2018. Without their determination to support others in need we could not have achieved this spectacular total.
“Through UK Aid Match the government has matched pound-for-pound donations from the British public. The impact of Soccer Aid and our support of it through UK Aid Match is having a global and lasting impact. Thank you to everyone who donated to this fantastic cause.”

Bruce Buck said: “Everybody at Chelsea FC is absolutely delighted to be hosting the Soccer Aid 2019 game at Stamford Bridge. It truly is an honour for us to be involved in what has become a hotly anticipated fixture of the football calendar, which raises hugely important funds. I know our supporters will join the wider football family in getting behind this match and we look forward to hosting a fantastic event next summer.”

Soccer Aid for Unicef 2018 saw Unicef UK Ambassador Robbie Williams’ England side, captained by Olly Murs, go head to head against a Soccer Aid World XI skippered by Olympic hero and Player of the Match, Usain Bolt. United legend Eric Cantona made a historic return in front of a sold-out Old Trafford, as the game ended in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out with England beating the World XI 7-6 in sudden death.

Throughout the ITV show, produced by Initial, short appeal films presented by Unicef UK Ambassadors and supporters, including: Michael Sheen; Dermot O’Leary and Keeley Hawes highlighted where the money raised by Soccer Aid for Unicef goes.

Soccer Aid for Unicef 2018 was made possible thanks to the generous support of a range of partners, including: Asprey; Disney; Hublot; Jamaica Tourist Board; JD Sports; King Power; Lidl; Manchester United FC, Puma; Reiss; and The FA.

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CR Fashion Book’s September IssuePIETER HUGO

“I am so proud to celebrate the lifesaving mission of UNICEF, especially in such a challenging year for children and refugees globally,” said Roitfeld. “With Halima Aden recently joining UNICEF USA as an Ambassador and Gigi Hadid as a Supporter, I wanted to celebrate these two passionate young women, honoring their accomplishments and the promise of what they will bring to this respected organization.”

Both Hadid and Aden are ambassadors to the organization and have personal connections to UNICEF’s initiatives. Hadid is the daughter of a refugee and Aden a Somali refugee herself who has championed the industry as a Muslim fashion model.

“I was six and can still remember that UNICEF sign and every single missionary who came to the camp. I forget names, but can never forget how they made me feel,” said Aden for the issue.

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Aden was born in a refugee camp in Kenya and moved to the United States at age six. In 2016, she competed in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant as the first contestant to wear a burkini and a hijab. Today, she’s signed to IMG Models and has appeared on the cover of Allure and Vogue Arabia as the first hijab-wearing cover star.

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“It takes a village to raise a child. My mom was still illiterate and going through her own traumas, just escaping a war, coming to a new country, and now raising kids. My teachers were like second parents. They stayed after school with me and helped me with homework. They weren’t even paid to do that,” said Aden on adjusting to life in the United States after the refugee camp.

Today, there are more than 50 million children on the move around the world, 30 million of whom have been displaced by conflict and violence, and millions more migrating in the hope of finding a better, safer life. UNICEF has been at the global forefront of advocating for child safety. Their programs in countries like Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador have kept refugee and migrant children safe, ensured rights in their home countries, protection while on the move, and education and health care programs.

“I wish I could tell you it was my or UNICEF’s idea, but it was really Halima and Gigi’s,” said UNICEF USA’s CEO Caryl Stern. “They knew they had the dual covers, so they approached Carine with the idea who brought it to us. What a gift. It was a great public relations opportunity for us, and a great way to promote the organization in a way that is fun and can let people know you can look good, be good, and do good all at once.”

Stern has just returned from a trip to the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh where Hadid joined her for her first mission. The supermodel documented the trip on social media to her 42.7 million followers with powerful images, stories, and Instagram Live from the camp. CR Fashion Book’s September issue also features an interview between Hadid and Hamdia Ahmed, a Somalian Refugee and activist who benefitted from the support of UNICEF during her time in a Refugee Camp in Kenya.

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“It was phenomenal to watch the way the young girls, particularly at the camp, related to her and were willing to share with her the story of their migration from Myanmar to Bangladesh,” said Stern on the experience. “We sat with one group of young girls who were talking to us with stoic voices, as if they were talking about what shirt they were going to wear, telling us about their villages being burned, family members killed, or women in the village who were raped. This was life as they knew it. Gigi and I were simultaneously horrified and thankful that these girls were going to be ok. I have years of experience with this, but this was Gigi’s first experience. She has this ability to just put her hand out, be reassuring and listen, and respond in ways that put these women at ease.”

UNICEF USA has vaccinated over 600,000 kids in the Cox Bazar camp, installed child-friendly spaces, and elementary programs, but have much larger goals at stake. Hadid and Aden have created a CrowdRise page to raise money in support of UNICEF’s Children Uprooted initiative, urging their followers to get involved in any way. According to the CrowdRise page, just $7 can buy a fleece blanket for kids in hospitals and day-care centers to $40 that could provide a high-energy paste that could bring a malnourished child back to good health. 

“There are more children on the move right now than any other time in history, and we will lose an entire generation if we can’t educate these children and give them an opportunity to have a chance of a successful future, and that will take dollars,” said Stern. “We want our supporters to see these children for what they are – children. They’re not refugee children, Myanmar’s children, and as adults in the world, we need to be supportive and ensure that their voices are heard.”

Visit www.crfashionbook.com today to pre-order CR Fashion Book Issue 13 and be among the first to receive it when it ships in September. The issue will be on stands September 13.

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But in the end, there was only one real winner anyway: Unicef raised record-breaking £5,540,259 for their vital work protecting children in danger around the world with the match.

At a time when England is facing a similar backlash, because of Brexit, to the US, the Puma backed event placed a humanitarian effort before product and policy to help UNICEF serve in protecting children around the world.

The world may have been focused on Puma’s relaunch of basketball in the NBA this past week, but if Puma is to really capture the hearts of the people it is this type of story that will drive the connection to the brand.

Usain for Unicef > Jay-Z and the NBA

Kudos Puma!

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The A-list celebrity and former England captain launched the fund to protect the world’s most vulnerable youngsters in 2015 with the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF).

“I feel very proud to see how my 7 Fund is helping UNICEF tackle bullying and violence in schools in Indonesia, and is ultimately keeping children, especially girls, safe in their schools so they can continue their education,” he said.

Bullying and violence are among the biggest worries for young people in Indonesia, with more than 1 in 5 teens aged 13 to 15 – or 18 million students – experiencing it, leading to mental health problems and school dropouts, UNICEF said.

The 7 Fund teaches children who have been bullied and former bullies to educate others and trains teachers to keep children safe. Bullying has been reduced by almost a third among the 7,000 children who have taken part in pilot programs, it said.

“I spent time with an amazing young girl – Sripun – who was voted by her peers to take part in an anti-bullying program to help stop violence in schools,” Beckham said in a statement.

“This has increased her confidence and she’s hopeful that other students won’t have to go through the same bullying experience she did.”

The fund — named after Beckham’s lucky number on his England and Manchester United shirts — focuses on children at risk of violence, abuse or disease.

Beckham, a father of four, has said that he hopes his own children will be proud of his work with the 7 Fund, which also has projects in Indonesia, Nepal, Uganda and El Salvador.

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“It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer. The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified in words alone,” read part of the statement from his children Deborah, Geoffrey, and Christian.

With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated. pic.twitter.com/6dhiA6dnVg

— Sir Roger Moore (@sirrogermoore) May 23, 2017

Born in London, England in 1927, Moore’s acting career began in the 1940s and continued until his death, consisting mostly of voice over roles in his later years.

He found steady work in both film and TV in the 1950s before scoring the lead role as thief Simon Templar in the hit series The Saint, which ran for six seasons from 1962-1969. But it was his take as 007 that launched Moore to stardom.

The third actor to play the iconic secret agent (following Connery and George Lazenby), Moore brought a humorous and campy take to his Bond, which lasted over the course of seven films from 1973-1985 – the most for any actor in the role. Adjusted for inflation, Moonraker ranks fifth all-time among Bond movies at the box office.

“Sean, as is Daniel Craig today, looks like a killer. I [could] squeeze them to death with my eyes,” Moore joked during an interview in 2014 comparing his debonair version of Bond to those of Connery and the current 007, Craig.

Outside of acting, Moore was a published author (penning four books) and was very active in charity work with UNICEF, which began, in part, because of a friendship with another Hollywood icon.

“I was very fortunate enough that Audrey Hepburn was a friend and virtually a neighbor. And she called me one morning and asked me if I would go to Amsterdam with her to co-host the Danny Kaye National Children Awards which was a UNICEF program,” Moore said in 2014.

Moore became a UNICEF goodwill ambassador in 1991 and dedicated himself to helping children’s causes. In 1999 his philanthropic work earned him the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and in 2003 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Two years later he received the award that shared his late friend’s name – the UNICEF Snowflake Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award.

In their press release on his passing, Moore’s children noted that he considered his work with UNICEF “to be his greatest achievement” and thanked him “for being so very special to so many people.”

Moore, who married four times, is survived by his children and wife Kristina Tholstrup. A private funeral will be held in Monaco.

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To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the release of the original film, the charity organization, and the production company launched “Star Wars Past Present and Future.” The campaign offers fans one of three unique adventures into the Star Wars realm.

Private Screening at Skywalker Ranch

The only thing better than revisiting Star Wars: A New Hope is experiencing it on the big screen at Skywalker Ranch. Two lucky fans get a private screening of the film, a VIP tour, and an overnight stay at the ranch. Past and present Star Wars stars Mark Hamill, and Daisy Ridley announced the contest.

Set Visit to Han Solo Movie

In a video for Omaze, veteran Star Wars actor Warwick Davis revealed this behind-the-scenes experience to the new Han Solo prequel film, which includes a meeting with directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller and a chance to appear in the picture.

Attend World Premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The eighth installment in the saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is one of the most anticipated movies of the year and two fans will have the opportunity to attend the world premiere of the film and mingle with the cast at the after-party.

For a Good Cause

As is the case with all of the Omaze fundraising campaigns, proceeds will go towards helping charities. In the case of “Star Wars: Force for Change,” entry donations go towards the kids, benefitting UNICEF and Starlight Children’s Foundation.

The partnership between UNICEF and “Force for Change” has resulted in more than $9 million in funds raised and the lives of over 30,000 children saved over the past three years.

Starlight Children’s Foundation is a new beneficiary of the “Force for Change,” receiving a $1 million grant from the charity to support programs at hospitals, clinics, and camps. According to its website, Starlight has helped “more than 60 million critically, chronically and terminally ill children in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.”

Donations for “Star Wars Past, Present and Future” contests start at $10 with gifts awarded at each monetary level. Fans can enter the contest until May 11, 2017.

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The nonprofit teamed up with luxury brand Louis Vuitton for the release of special pendants and bracelets that raise funds to help children around the globe suffering from diseases and natural disasters.

#MAKEAPROMISE One year ago, #LouisVuitton partnered with @UNICEF in a promise to bring help, care and hope to children in urgent need. This year, we renew that pledge on January 12. Learn more at louisvuitton.com/lvforunicef

A photo posted by Louis Vuitton Official (@louisvuitton) on Jan 9, 2017 at 9:37am PST

As for David, a UNICEF ambassador, and Heidi’s role in this campaign, the pair pinky promised that would support the cause as they attended the sixth Biennial UNICEF Ball in Los Angeles.

The soccer stud and model joined Kate Moss, Miranda Kerr, Priyanka Chopra, and Mariah Carey at the star-studded events to promote the campaign. Celebs have also been actively sharing images on social media, saying that they’re making the pinky promise to combat these hardships around the world.

During the Ball, David was honored with the Humanitarian Leadership Award for his work helping children through 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund.

He shared a photo on his Instagram page with a group of his benefactors and wrote, “Extremely honored to receive the @UNICEFUSA’s Humanitarian Leadership Award this evening at the #UNICEFBall. I can’t wait to continue doing all I can for Unicef and my 7 Fund, 7.org, to help children across the world.”

Wishing you an incredible 2017 and thanks to all of you for your support. Happy New Year #foreverychild @unicef #7fund

A video posted by David Beckham (@davidbeckham) on Dec 31, 2016 at 3:18pm PST

Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish presented Beckham with the award.

In addition, Louis Vuitton plans to donate $200 to the organization for each sale of these Silver Locket pendants ($600) or bracelets ($500).

If you’re interested in helping the organization but can’t shell out the dough for an LV piece, you can donate directly to UNICEF on Support.unicef.org/lvforunicef or spread awareness through the social media campaign by using #makeapromise and sharing a photo pinky promising with a pal!

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