
Hyun Hee Ban
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Senior Advisor (Chief), Public Partnerships, @UNICEFChina. Advancing the rights of #ForEveryChild & committed to leaving no child behind. 🇺🇳
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UNICEF & China EXIM have partnered to support vulnerable children in Nigeria with life-saving services. Today, UNICEF Rep Ama Sande (桑爱玲) met China EXIM VP Yang Dongning to discuss results so far & how to benefit more children in Africa & Asia, including through innovative financing.




UNICEF Rep Ama Sande (桑爱玲) met the Ambassador of Somalia H.E. 和丹大使 Amb Hodan Osman. They discussed collaboration on a range of child rights issues e.g. water & sanitation, health, education & solarisation of essential services for children, aligning with FOCAC & UNICEF's Africa Strategy.



UNICEF, the All-China Youth Federation & partners are organizing the Youth Program Acceleration Week World Youth Development Forum in Suzhou, gathering hundreds of young people. The event aims to provide skills & empower adolescents & youth in China & beyond to be active contributors to the #SDGs


"We come from a small island where we face water scarcity. Our project focuses on innovations in membrane technology to purify water. I hope UNICEF can help raise awareness and speed up our project to help more people like us," shared Cai Yirui, 21, with UNICEF Rep Ama Sande (桑爱玲).



UNICEF Regional Director June Kunugi is visiting China this week to strengthen cooperation with partners for children. Today, she met UNICEF staff. She will also meet the Gov't, civil society, development banks & businesses to discuss support & protection for children.


UNICEF Regional Director June Kunugi met Executive Chairman Diao Chunhe, Alliance for Chinese Business in Africa for Social Responsibilities. They discussed cooperation & financing for children in Africa, including in health, education, climate change and water & sanitation.


UNICEF RD June Kunugi met Tong Lihua, Director of the Beijing Children’s Legal Aid & Research Centre, to discuss child protection in China and beyond. UNICEF works in partnership with the Centre to improve online child protection & promote child rights in legal cases.


A huge thanks to UNDP China, UNFPA China, World Food Programme & United Nations in China for a fruitful discussion with our Regional Director June Kunugi Always a pleasure to connect with UN agencies to explore further synergies & where we can leverage each other's mandates for stronger development impacts.


UNICEF RD June Kunugi met DDG Zhao Chunfeng, Department of Int'l Trade and Economic Affairs of 中华人民共和国商务部MOFCOM. June appreciated MOFCOM's support for UNICEF programme in China as well as humanitarian support for children around the world in areas such as health, nutrition & WASH.


UNICEF Regional Director June Kunugi met with DDG Liang Hengzhu, Department of Int'l Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They discussed future cooperation for children, as well as China's support to humanitarian emergencies & children's development around the world.


UNICEF RD June Kunugi met with Ambassadors & representatives of Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Japan, Mozambique, Oman, Sweden and US. They discussed opportunities to work together for vulnerable children in China & Asia-Pacific, focusing on the 2030 Agenda.


"Climate change is a child rights crisis. It is reshaping children's environments with devastating effects on their health, education & overall well-being." - Ama Sande (桑爱玲), UNICEF Representative to China Read her op-ed on heat waves in today's China Daily: chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/22/WS…

Hard to believe it’s been 10 months since I last met the UNICEF China team. So wonderful to reconnect, share our priorities for children, and see the passion you bring every day. Thank you for making the world a better place for children at scale!


Wonderful to meet with Mr. Zhao Chunfeng of 中华人民共和国商务部MOFCOM and reflect on our shared commitment to children. We appreciate China’s partnership and support reaching children in greatest need.
