UNICEF is a leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child.
UNICEF has spent nearly 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families.
UNICEF also lobbies and partners with leaders, thinkers and policy makers to help all children realize their rights—especially the most disadvantaged
• FORMATION-December 11,1946; And
Becomes a permanent part of U.N in 1953
• TYPE-Fund
• LEGAL STATUS –Active
• HEADQUATERS - New York City
• HEAD – Henrietta H. Fore
• PARTNER ORGANIZATION-United
Nations Economical and Social Council.
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UNICEF isa leading humanitarian and
development agency working globally for the
rights of every child.
Child rights begin with –
Safe shelter
Nutrition
Protection from disaster and conflict.
Pre-natal care for healthy births,
Clean water and sanitation,
Health care and education.
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UNICEF hasspent nearly 70 years working
to improve the lives of children and their
families.
UNICEF also lobbies and partners with
leaders, thinkers and policy makers to help
all children realize their rights—especially
the most disadvantaged.
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• Child survivaland development
• Basic education and gender equality
• HIV/AIDS and children
• Child protection
• Policy advocacy and partnerships
• Provide long term humanitarian and development
assistances to children & mothers in
developing countries
• Emphasize developing community level services
to promote health & well being of children
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• 1946 –UNICEF was founded by the United Nations
Goal: Providing food, clothing, health care
• 1953 – UNICEF is from now on part of the UN Start
of a campaign against a children´s disease
• 1954 – Danny Kaye becomes UNICEF´s
ambassador
• 1959 – UN adopts children rights Aim: Protecting
children´s safety, education, health care, shelter,
nutrition
• 1961 – UNICEF focuses on the support of
kids education Teacher training, classroom
equipment
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• 1965 –Reception of the NOBEL PIECE PRIZE
Promotion the brotherhood among nations
• 1979 – People and organizations prove their
commitment to children
• 1981 – Reinforcement of the breast milk substitutes to
support breastfeeding Improve health of infants
• 1982 – UNICEF pushed rescue of many children On
the basis of growth monitoring, oral rehydration,
breastfeeding, immunization
• 1987 – Spark the discussion about how to protect
children and women from the economic outcome and the
poor country situation
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• 1989 –Human rights legislation is adopted
• 1990 – Summit for children Goal: Increase
the children´s health, nutrition, education
• 1996 – UNICEF´s support of a study „The
effect of
children on war´s“
• 1898 – United Nations picks up on topic of children and
conflicts
• 2001 – New campaign launched „Say Yes for Children“
Initiative of the Global Movement for Children to
integrate every citizen with the aim to support children
´s live
• 2002 – First session dedicated to children to
rekindle dedication to
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• UNICEF issupported by voluntary funds.
Governments contribute two thirds of the resources;
private groups and some 6 million individual donors
contribute the rest through National Committees.
• Country office carries out UNICEF‘s mission
through a unique programme of cooperation
developed with the host government.
• Regional offices guide the work and provide
technical assistance to country offices as needed.
• Overall management and administration takes place
at headquarters.
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• Specialized officesinclude the Supply
Division, based in Copenhagen, which
provides essential items as the majority of
life- saving vaccine doses for children in
developing countries.
• It operates the Innocent Research Center
in Florence
• Offices for Japan and Brussels, which
assist with fundraising and liaison with
policy makers.
• 36-member Executive Board:
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• UNICEF isa private, self-governing, non-for-
profit organization on behalf of children in
190 countries
• Different country offices carry out UNICEF's
mission according to their unique programs of
cooperation developed with the host
government
• The organization consists of head quarters,
supply division, innocent research center, 34
national committees, individual donors and a 36-
member executive board. (UNICEF, 2016)
• Nobel prize- 1965
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PROGRAMME PARTNERSHIPMANAGEMENT FIELD RESULT
REGIONAL
OFFICE
PROGRAMME
SUPPLY
EMERGENCY
PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIP
DATA
RESEARCH
AND POLICY
PRIVATE
FUNDRAISING
&
PARTNERSHIP
COMMUNICATI
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IT SOLUTIONS
AND SERVICES
FINANCE
HUMAN
RESOURSES
In collaborationwith WHO, FAO, UNDP,
& UNESCO –
More attention on health aspects of mother & child
Eradicate TB, malaria , venereal disease – with
WHO
Recently, idea of “Whole child” . Country health
programme
IN RURA HEALTH
ASPECTS
•Provided equipments and drugs to
primary health centers for BCG
vaccination programme.
• Assist is field of medical education
and training.
• Assist in development of rural health
services.