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Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:14:26 -0000"georgeharrison.com"

<georgeharrison.com (AT) email (DOT) georgeharrison.com>vrnparker Subject:

GEORGE HARRISON FUND FOR UNICEF

Dear Friends, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE GEORGE HARRISON FUND FOR UNICEF AT THE

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING OF "THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH REVISITED WITH GEORGE

HARRISON AND FRIENDS" UNICEF Ambassadors Téa Leoni and Alyssa Milano in

Attendance as Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Others Reunite NEW YORK/LOS

ANGELES, October 24, 2005 - Last week, at the documentary gala screening of

Apple Films Inc. "The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison and

Friends" to celebrate the launch of the DVD and CD, Olivia Harrison announced

The George Harrison Fund for UNICEF. The George Harrison Fund for UNICEF is a

joint undertaking between the Harrison family and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to

support UNICEF programs that provide lifesaving assistance to children caught

in humanitarian emergencies. In the tradition established by George Harrison

and Ravi Shankar, The George Harrison Fund for UNICEF will continue to support

UNICEF programs in Bangladesh while expanding its influence to include other

countries in crisis where children are at risk.

In emergencies, UNICEF's priority is to ensure the immediate care and protection

for the most disadvantaged children: victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty,

all forms of violence and exploitation. As with Bangladesh in the 1970s, many of

these emergencies are still virtually ignored by the media and critically

underfunded.

Earlier this year, UNICEF appealed for more than $750 million to help millions

of children struggling to survive conflicts and other emergencies in countries

around the world such as the continuing conflict in Democratic Republic of

Congo, which has taken the lives of over 3 million people in just five years,

and the crisis in northern Uganda, which is one of the worst emergencies facing

children anywhere.

During emergencies, children are especially vulnerable to disease, malnutrition

and violence. Nearly half of the 3.6 million people killed in conflict during

the 1990s (45 per cent) were children. Millions more children were seriously

injured or permanently disabled, or endured sexual violence, trauma, hunger and

disease. Around 20 million children were forced from their homes and communities

by conflict.

In all emergencies, UNICEF focuses firstly on the survival of the children,

which means providing health care, water and sanitation and adequate nutrition.

UNICEF is also there to bring immediate protection to children who have been

abandoned or separated from their families, enrolled in army or rebel groups or

otherwise exploited and abused. UNICEF also helps children recover from the

psychological distress associated with emergencies, a key component of which is

getting children back to school as soon as possible. In schools, children are

also in easier reach of health care, food, water and sanitation.

For further information, about The George Harrison Fund for UNICEF, please visit

www.georgeharrisonfundforunicef.orgABOUT UNICEF Founded in 1946, UNICEF helps

save, protect and improve the lives of children in 157 countries through

immunization, education, health care, nutrition, clean water and sanitation.

UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In

everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in

greatest need have priority. For more information about UNICEF or to make a

donation, please visit www.unicefusa.org or call +1-800-4UNICEF.Best wishes,The

George Harrison.com teamwww.georgeharrison.comwww.concertforbangladesh.com

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