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Photos of Lionel Messi with Spain's Euro 2024 hero Lamine Yamal as a BABY resurface after historic tournament goal last night

10/07/24 08:26

The snaps of eight-time Ballon D'Or winner Messi - widely considered the greatest footballer of all time - show him smiling as he cradles Yamal who is wrapped in a towel. It comes following the Barcelona prodigy's stunning 25 yard strike against France last night in Munich to become the youngest player to ever score at the Euros at the age of 16 years and 362 days. The wonder strike set Spain on their way to a 2-1 win over Didier Deschamps' side and booked them a place in Sunday's final in Berlin - the country's first in the tournament since 2012's 4-0 triumph over Italy. The photos were taken in 2007 for a charity calendar and were posted on Instagram by Yamal's father, Mounir Nasraoui, last week with the caption: 'The beginning of two legends.'...read

Thousands are told to flee amid fears of second landslide in Papua New Guinea where 2,000 people were buried alive as UN warns it is 'very unlikely' more survivors will be found

28/05/24 12:23

With corpses decaying, officials now fear local water supplies could soon become contaminated with deadly disease, as many farms and clean water sources have been buried

BAFTA TV Awards: The Crown's Khalid Abdalla makes another political statement by writing 'stop arming Israel' on his hand and bringing 14,000 sequins to the red carpet 'for every child killed in Gaza'

12/05/24 19:44

Khalid Abdalla, 43, who played Princess Diana's late boyfriend Dodi Fayed in The Crown, held up a bag containing 14,000 red sequins to represent every 'child that has been killed in Gaza'.

Extreme athlete 'conman' who was accused of £40,000 'scam' after claiming to be an ultra-marathon runner raising $1million for Unicef reinvents himself as 'neuro based leadership coach'

26/04/24 10:59

EXCLUSIVE: An athlete who claimed to be raising £785,000 for Unicef while running the circumference of the Earth has not paid people who worked for him for four years and owes them more than £40,000.

Australian aid worker Tess Ingram is shot at as she tried to deliver fuel and water to Gaza children's hospital

12/04/24 13:28

Tess Ingram she was in a convoy of vehicles on a mission to deliver fuel and water wells when shots were fired as they waited at a holding point near a checkpoint.

War in Gaza has claimed the lives of 13,000 children, UNICEF warns: Boss of humanitarian charity says level of destruction is 'shocking' and famine is 'imminent' as calls for a ceasefire grow

06/04/24 21:56

Catherine Russell, executive director of UNICEF made the comments of social media today, as she pushed for an immediate ceasefire in the war torn country.

Terrifying moment huge waves overcome La Paz streets after Bolivia is hit with heavy rains that caused reservoirs to fail

22/03/24 18:29

Heavy rain fall in Bolivia's capital city, La Paz, caused rivers to flood and the water level in reservoirs to rise, as water spilled on to low-lying neighborhoods on Wednesday.

Haitian migrants trying to flee conflict are rounded up by cops in Dominican Republic and sent back in caged police vans

18/03/24 19:55

Haitians attempting to escape the escalating violence and fled to neighboring Dominican Republic have been rounded up and deported inside caged police vans.

Matt Gaetz says Biden must send in the Navy to STOP Haitian migrants from entering the US: Florida Republicans warn that 'anticipated mass migration' from the war-ravaged country could overrun their state and bog down taxpayers

18/03/24 17:51

A group of Florida lawmakers is calling on the Biden administration to authorize the Navy to patrol the waters off the U.S. coast in anticipation of a 'mass migration' from Haiti.

Republican Cory Mills rescues 13 MORE Americans trapped in Haiti including 2-month-old baby and toddler: Florida congressman slams 'failed leadership' by the Biden administration for not taking action sooner as 1,000 U.S. citizens are still trying to leave

18/03/24 16:23

Army veteran and Republican Rep. Cory Mills helped 13 more Americans escape war-torn Haiti over the weekend.

UNICEF boss warns of absolute chaos in Haiti with residents suffering 'serious hunger and malnutrition' while gangs block roads and stop aid: 'Like a scene from Mad Max'

18/03/24 13:21

The UN children's agency chief said the situation in Haiti is the 'worst in decades' and a number of government and aid agencies reported that their facilities and aid supplies have been looted.

Humza Yousaf says critics are Islamophobic after claims he over-rode officials' advice to give £250,000 of taxpayer cash to Gaza aid agency while his in-laws were in war zone

09/03/24 10:02

Mr Yousaf stepped in to suggest giving £250,000 to UNRWA after officials recommended making a maximum £200,000 donation to children's agency Unicef.

YouTube prankster who gatecrashed the Baftas 'worked at £38,000 a year private school' and complained about not having a girlfriend before he began carrying out outrageous stunts including invading the Brits and Ballon d'Or for online followers

20/02/24 13:35

The online influencer 'Lizwani' is otherwise known as Raphy Lizwa and says he worked at fee-paying Stowe School - while gaining access to VIP events before boasting about it online.

Democrat Chris Van Hollen accused Israel of committing 'textbook war crime' in Gaza hours before he VOTED for the aid bill giving $14BILLION to top US ally

13/02/24 23:15

Democratic Sen. Chris van Hollen tore into Israel for 'textbook war crime ' on Monday evening after a visit to the region - but still voted to fund its war on Hamas .

Orphaned before she was even born: A tragedy and then a miracle as baby is delivered by caesarean section after her Palestinian mother 'was killed in Israeli airstrike'

23/01/24 15:18

Doctors rushed to save the baby after her mother, Hanadi Abu Amsha, was killed in Israeli air strikes, according to reports by Palestinian news outlets.

Extreme-athlete's £785k Unicef charity jog 'scam': 'Self-promoting' ultra-runner 'left his staff thousands of pounds out of pocket by not paying them and went on trips abroad while pretending to fundraise'

02/01/24 08:36

EXCLUSIVE: Tomasz Drybala allegedly 'scammed' people in the UK and US while pretending to fundraise - as Unicef launches a probe into him following MailOnline's investigation.

'Was the world quiet about October 7 rapes because it was Jewish women?' Netanyahu hints at anti-semitism as he blasts women's groups and world leaders for not 'screaming' about the atrocities

06/12/23 10:02

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted women's rights groups and world leaders for not 'screaming' about the rape and mutilation of Israeli civilians by Hamas.

Gigi Hadid's father Mohamed defends her Instagram posts on Palestine - as model apologizes for not 'fact checking' the background of inmate she said was a 'child prisoner of war'

29/11/23 20:24

Gigi yesterday apologized to followers and fans for not properly 'fact checking' her posts on the conflict. She had claimed that Israel is the 'only country in the world that takes child prisoners of war'.

King Charles meets with leading Middle East charities in bid to focus resources on the growing humanitarian crisis in the region

26/10/23 22:55

King Charles (pictured) yesterday convened five leading charities operating in the Middle East to focus resources on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the region.

Parents' fury as primary school BANS packed lunches leaving mothers having to drive to deliver food or leave children facing hot lunches of 'onion bhaji and chips'

20/09/23 20:37

Bean Primary School has banned packed lunches for children in Year 1 and Reception due to the need to guarantee a certain number of cooked dinners from the meal provider.

'Ewan McGregor asking for minimum £10 donation for Soccer Aid in cost of living crisis': Brits slam 'millionaire' celebrities telling them to 'dig deep' - and demand teams are 'fair' next year as World XI win yet again

12/06/23 11:20

England were beaten for a fifth consecutive year at Manchester United's Old Trafford on Sunday night by a side managed by new Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino and captained by Usain Bolt.

Moment Ukrainian girl, 13, refuses to perform at prestigious UNICEF singing contest after finding out a Russian boy has been allowed to take part

04/05/23 14:49

The 13-year-old award winning singer from Ukraine said: 'I decided I cannot sing today. I found out there is a participant from Russia - the state that killed already more than 500 Ukrainian children'.

Baby Polina is safe now... thanks to you: Little girl and her mother Yulia have found sanctuary thanks to Mail readers whose generosity helped fund Unicef centre looking after them

15/03/22 22:10

After generosity from Mail reader, baby Polina and mother Yulia are safe in a Unicef centre being supported by the Mail's refugee charity Mail Force.

David Beckham's decision to sign a multi-million-pound deal to be the face of the Qatar World Cup has 'ruined Unicef work', say charity insiders

14/11/21 02:20

Well-placed sources say the 'great' and 'fundamental' work the former England captain did with the organisation over the past 15 years has been 'ruined'.

Labour MP Zarah Sultana sends 'Scrooge' Jacob Rees-Mogg a copy of 'A Christmas Carol' after he accused UN aid agency Unicef of 'playing politics' by handing £25,000 in food parcels to British school children

21/12/20 16:07

The Commons leader accused Unicef of trying to score 'political points' last week after it backed a programme to help feed hungry children in the UK - an action that led him to be branded a 'Scrooge'.

Unicef fears backlash over Rita Ora's lockdown breach three months after she appealed for donations to help youngsters hit by coronavirus

13/12/20 03:06

The charity appeared to distance itself from the singer after her refusal to isolate following a jaunt to Egypt to perform for a six-figure sum - revealed exclusively by The Mail on Sunday.

New charity child sex abuse scandal is sparked after UN launches probe into 60-year-old former WHO and Unicef official arrested after 'being found with two boys at his home in Nepal'

21/04/18 23:21

The UN are investigating after former WHO and Unicef official Peter Dalglish, 60, was allegedly found in a room with two boys aged 12 and 14 at his home in Nepal.

Former Save the Children boss quits Unicef after revelations over 'barrage' of 'unsuitable' texts to female staff

22/02/18 17:09

Justin Forsyth said he resigned from Save the Children with a 'heavy heart' after apologising 'unreservedly' for sending the offending text messages commenting on how colleagues looked.

Save the Children never told us our new chief pestered women: Unicef did not know Justin Forsyth sent a 'barrage' of 'unsuitable' text messages to female staff

22/02/18 01:16

Justin Forsyth admitted on Tuesday that he engaged in 'unsuitable and thoughtless conversations' with three young female members of staff while he was chief executive of Save the Children UK.

EXCLUSIVE: Top UNICEF children's rights campaigner - who led UK's anti-smacking campaign - is jailed for rape of boy, 13, in latest charity sex scandal

16/02/18 09:50

Former UNICEF consultant Peter Newell, a leading children's rights campaigner, who helped governments around the world tackle the issue of abuse, has been jailed for raping a 13-year-old boy

60,000 North Korean children face starvation, Unicef warns

30/01/18 13:27

Tough North Korean sanctions are slowing the flow of aid and putting lives at risk because companies involved in the supply chain must carry out extra checks, according to Unicef.

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For every child, hope: Unicef releases series of poignant photographs detailing the work the charity does across the globe as it celebrates its 70th anniversary

11/12/16 21:20

A collection of images stretching over seven decades show the work Unicef has done in 190 countries through the efforts of 13,000 national and international staff to reach every child.

'Does anyone have a tissue?': Hillary Clinton brings Katy Perry to tears as she makes surprise appearance to present pop star with UNICEF honor

30/11/16 04:37

Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball in New York City on Tuesday night where she introduced singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry.

50 million children are displaced worldwide because of conflict, warns UNICEF as number of unaccompanied minors applying for asylum TRIPLES in two years

07/09/16 03:09

UNICEF found there were also a million asylum seekers whose refugee status is pending and 17 million children displaced in their own countries lacking access to humanitarian aid.

Child refugees are being abused by people smugglers due to the inaction of the British government warns Unicef

07/09/16 01:00

Only 100 children have had their asylum applications transferred to Britain in the past year because they already had family members living in the United Kingdom according to Unicef.

Abuse suffered by young boys at a Northern Territory juvenile detention centre 'may amount to torture'

27/07/16 01:27

Unicef Australia has said that the abuse of children by guards at the Don Dale Detention Centre in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory 'may amount to torture'.

Unicef warns 69 MILLION under-fives will die from preventable causes before 2030

28/06/16 16:17

The United Nations' children's agency said that based on recent trends and projected population growth, 167 million children would also live in extreme poverty by the same year.

'The food is not good enough... It is plastic and the hotel is dusty': Unicef's Syria boss posts picky reviews of luxury hotels in war-torn capitals on TripAdvisor

16/06/16 13:44

EXCLUSIVE: Senior aid worker for the United Nations, Radek Rzehak, writes critical reviews of hotels he stays at in some of the world's poorest cites - including war-torn Damascus in Syria.

Young lives torn apart by seven decades of war: Heartbreaking images released by Unicef show the impact on children of the conflicts of the last 70 years

27/12/15 01:41

Founded in 1946, Unicef has been coming to the aid of children suffering from poverty and fleeing violence. These are the pictures that show the similarities between refugees then and now.

Air strike on Syrian water plant that left 3.5million people with 'reduced' supply is condemned by charity

03/12/15 10:15

It's not yet clear who carried out the air strike on the facility last week, but UNICEF claims it shows how the rules of war - designed to protect civilians - are being broken daily in Syria.

Wife of The Project host Waleed Aly raises $1000 for charity by donating $1 for every vile comment made about her Muslim faith - and the tweets keep coming

11/11/15 06:48

Susan Carland - wife of The Project host Waleed Aly and former Australian Muslim of the Year - is turning the hate she receives from Twitter trolls into an opportunity to raise money for needy children.

Refugees, rubble… and a touch of rouge: Model and author forced to defend why she glammed up with red lipstick on visit to UNICEF refugee camp, where thousands live in tents after fleeing war-torn Syria

10/06/15 10:07

Australian author Tara Moss recently returned from Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon from where she shared images and stories of her work with the local children on social media.

Imagine that! Dozens of celebrities feature in amazing interactive music video singing John Lennon classic for UNICEF campaign – and YOU can sing along with them

20/11/14 12:12

The video spearheads a global campaign by UNICEF to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

One in four British children are living in poverty... worse than Poland and Portugal, reveals damning Unicef report

28/10/14 14:27

Unicef blamed government cuts for the increase in child poverty since the recession in 2008 - claiming it was 'no accident' that it had risen in the UK but fallen in 18 other countries.

A child dies from violence every FIVE MINUTES with most outside war-zones, says shocking Unicef report

21/10/14 00:01

One child dies every five minutes as a result of violence, but only a minority die in war zones, according to a report by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF.

More than one in 10 girls around the world is sexually abused: Shocking Unicef report finds 120 million have been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 20

04/09/14 19:11

The report also shows that a fifth of murder victims worldwide are under 20 - resulting in 95,000 deaths in 2012, while a third of young married girls have been victims of domestic abuse.

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