United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), an affiliated agency of the United Nations. It was established in 1946 as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. UNICEF is concerned with assisting children and adolescents throughout the world, particularly in devastated areas and developing countries. Unlike most United Nations agencies, UNICEF is financed through voluntary contributions from governments and individuals, rather than by regular assessments. National UNICEF committees collaborate with UNICEF in various projects. UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965.

UNICEF

in full United Nations Children's Fund formerly (1946–53) United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

Special United Nations program for aiding national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children. Its original purpose was to provide relief to children in countries devastated by World War II. After 1950 it turned to general programs for the improvement of children's welfare. It was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1965. UNICEF has focused its efforts on areas in which relatively small expenditures can have a significant impact on the lives of the most disadvantaged children, such as the prevention and treatment of disease. UNICEF also provides funding for health services, educational facilities, and other welfare services. It is headquartered in New York City.

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Speakers at the opening of the conference, including Carol Bellamy, executive director of the U.

2-day S. Asian forum on HIV/AIDS begins in Nepal by Asian Economic News

A company in Tanzania will make mosquito nets using Sumitomo Chemical-supplied resin and supply them to the U.

Japan firms promoting fight against malaria by Japan Weekly Monitor

TOKYO, June 7 Kyodo A semiofficial goodwill envoy to the U.

Japan UNICEF envoy recounts plight of children in Philippines by Asian Economic News

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UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund
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