IKEA - UNICEF announcement at The ECOSOC Event
Time: Monday Feb 23, 2009
Place: New York, U.S.
Details: On 23 February 2009, at the ECOSOC event in New York, UNICEF announced that IKEA Social Initiative has become the agency's largest corporate partner, with total commitments of more than US$180 million.
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