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BTS receives presidential commendation for 'Love Myself' campaign

BTS set another record on Tuesday — not for its music but for its philanthropy. The members became the first Korean singers to receive a presidential commendation for their “Love Myself” campaign with Unicef to end violence against adolescents.

2025-12-09

Tomorrow X Together, Unicef partner on young people's mental health

Tomorrow X Together has partnered with Unicef for a global campaign to support the mental well-being of young people, the boy band’s agency BigHit Music said Wednesday.

2025-10-01

Kakao Bank pledges $2 million to Unicef to support youth in climate-vulnerable regions

Kakao Bank, the internet-only banking subsidiary of Korean tech conglomerate Kakao, has pledged $2 million to Unicef to support youth in climate-vulnerable regions of Southeast Asia.

2025-07-29

Korean kids top academics, near bottom in physical, mental health: Unicef

Korean children and adolescents rank highest among advanced nations in basic academic achievement, but fall near the bottom in terms of physical health and mental health, according to a new Unicef report.

2025-05-14

More than 200 children were raped in Sudan since the beginning of 2024, UN children's agency says

Children in conflict-ravaged Sudan as young as a year old have been raped since the beginning of 2024, according to the UN children's agency Tuesday, which said sexual violence is being used as a tactic of war.

2025-03-04

North Korea launches Unicef-backed vaccination program for children and pregnant women

North Korea has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign for children and pregnant women with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), years after they missed out on essential vaccines due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2024-09-04

South offers North humanitarian aid in wake of devastating floods

South Korea offered aid to North Korea as the country grapples with the fallout from massive flooding in its northern regions.

2024-08-01

Stray Kids' Felix donates 100 million won to Laotian children

Stray Kids' Felix has donated 100 million won to the Korean Committee for Unicef to help underserved Laotian children.

2024-01-04

BTS members promise to 'stay together in 2025 and beyond'

All seven members of boy band BTS will renew their exclusive contracts with their agency BigHit Music, a music label run by HYBE, promising to "stay together in 2025 and beyond."

2023-09-20

BTS, BigHit Music donate 5.9 billion won to Unicef over past five years

BTS and its label BigHit Music donated a total of 5.9 billion won ($4.4 million) to Unicef over the past five years, according to The Korean Committee for the organization on Tuesday. The donations were part of Unicef's Love Myself campaign which...

2022-11-29