UNICEF
By: Gilad Chen
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations Program headquartered in NYC, that provides humanitarian and developmental help to children and mothers in developing countries. It is one of the members of the United Nations Development Group and its Executive Committee.
UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. Ludwik Rajchman, a Polish bacteriologist, is considered to be the founder of UNICEF and was its first chairman from 1946 to 1950.
In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System and its name was shortened from the original United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund but it has continued to be known by the acronym based on this title.
Facts
- UNICEF is a Children's Rights &
Emergency Relief Organization
- In 1946 after World War II
UNICEF was created and gave
people in Europe food, clothing
and health care.
- UNICEF protects children, helps
them survive, ensures social
inclusion, education and much more.
- In 1965 UNICEF was awarded
the 1965 Peace prize for "the
promotion of brotherhood
among nations".
Credit: www.unicef.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/unicef