But he made sure he was at the Dublin event, where all proceeds were being diverted to the star's favourite charity, Unicef, the United Nations fund for aiding children.

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Other United Nations agencies such as UNICEF as well as non-governmental organizations have taken similar initiatives for primary schools.

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Getting the 1.8 million children back to school in time for the new term is one of the biggest operations the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has ever undertaken.

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