# IKEA Foundation donates €24.9 million to UNICEF

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/11/18/ikea-foundation-donates-e24-9m-unicef/
- Published: 2014-11-18T00:10:23+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

IKEA Foundation is marking the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights 
of the Child b making six grants worth €24.9 million to UNICEF. These will help 
the most marginalised and disadvantaged children living in poor communities, and
strengthen UNICEF’s response in emergency and conflict situations.

Five grants will support UNICEF programmes in Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan,
and Rwanda.

The sixth, for €886,402, will enable UNICEF to develop information management tools
to strengthen emergency response and monitoring.

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## The Convention on the Rights of the Child

The [Convention on the Rights of the Child](http://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx)
recognises the universal rights of all children. It is the most rapidly and widely
ratified international human rights treaty in history and has inspired changes in
laws and practice that have improved the lives of millions of children in every 
region of the world.

## IKEA Foundation

IKEA Foundation is UNICEF’s largest private sector donor. Over the last decade, 
this partnership has helped promote the rights of millions of children to survival,
education and protection in Africa and Asia.

[IKEA Foundation](http://www.ikeafoundation.org/) CEO Per Heggenes said:

> “We are very proud of our longstanding partnership with [UNICEF](http://www.unicef.org),
> helping to develop new approaches leading to improved lives for millions of vulnerable
> children around the world. These new grants will ensure this work continues, helping
> even more young adolescents, children and families enjoy their basic rights.”