Suzy Eddie Izzard
UNICEF UK Ambassador
British actor and comedian Suzy Eddie Izzard was born in Yemen and this has been a particular focus of her support since 2011.
In 2020, as part of her fundraising marathon challenge where she ran 28 marathons in 28 European countries, Suzy visited UNICEF UK’s supply division warehouse in Copenhagen – the largest humanitarian warehouse in the world.
Over the course of her marathon’s, Suzy raised £25,000 for UNICEF UK’s important work with refugee and migrant children in Turkey.
In January 2021, Suzy ran again – this time, running 31 marathons & performing 31 stand up gigs, in 31 countries (virtually), in 31 days… without ever leaving London. She was also joined by a number of UNICEF UK staff and supporters, for more information click here
Help keep a child safe in Yemen
In 2017 Suzy travelled to Nepal to see how the donations you made after two earthquakes struck the country in 2015, are continuing to have a positive impact. She visited one of the 650 schools that have been rebuilt thanks to UNICEF UK and learnt how teachers are being trained to prepare them for another disaster.
She also visited a shelter for trafficked women and children where she learnt how trafficking increases in emergencies like this. UNICEF UK prevented cases of trafficking through border interventions then provided support to help these children rebuild their lives through education, training and psychological support.
Thanks to your donations, UNICEF UK has continued to work tirelessly to tackle this issue and others to create lasting, positive impact
So if you are ever wondering whether the money you donate for emergencies like these really does make a difference and go to something good, the answer is a resounding yes.
Suzy Eddie Izzard, UNICEF UK Ambassador
Help keep children safe when an emergency hits
In July 2015, Suzy travelled to Djibouti to meet child refugees who have fled the devastating war in Yemen, the country of her birth.
On her visit, she met seven-year-old Jawaher and her family who braved the perilous boat journey across the Red Sea from Yemen to Djibouti.
“The harrowing stories for Yemenis, particularly those from Aden, the city of my birth, will stay with me forever,” said Suzy. “I have a responsibility to highlight the crisis to the world, and I hope I can persuade the UK public to heal the 10 million Yemeni children that are in danger right now.”
In 2013 she travelled to Iraq to report on the Syrian refugee crisis. She visited children and families living in the Domiz refugee camp and spoke out about the dangers that faced children there. We are one of the few agencies working inside Syria, as well as being there for refugee families in the surrounding countries like Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt, reaching children and families with essential supplies including health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, education, and child protection.
Suzy continues to support our campaigning and fundraising work for children in danger around the world.
