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United Nations Children's Fund
UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assembly to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II -
How is UNICEF founded?
UNICEF is founded exclusively by voluntary contributions, and the National Committee collectively raise around one-third of UNICEF's annual income. This comes through contributions from corporations, civil society organizations and more than 6 million individual donors worldwide. They also rally many different partners – including the media, national and local government officials, NGOs, specialists such as doctors and lawyers, corporations, schools, young people and the general public on issue -
Trick-or-Treat UNICEF box
Since 1950, when a group of children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, donated $17 they received on Halloween to help post-World War II victims, the Trick-or-Treat UNICEF box has become a tradition in North America during the fall. These small orange boxes are handed to children at schools and other locations (such as Hallmark Gold Crown Stores) before 31 October. To date, the boxes have collected approximately $91 million (CAD) in Canada and over $132 million (USD) in the USA. -
UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System
UNICEF is present in 191 countries and territories around the world. Most of UNICEF's work is in the field, with staff in over 390 countries and territories. More than 200 country offices carry out UNICEF's mission through a program developed with host governments. Seventeen regional offices provide technical assistance to country offices as needed. -
UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The organization continued working for more than half a century. Giving food, clothes and medicines to every child in the world. -
UNICEF designated 1979 as the "Year of the Child"
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UNICEF acoused of supporting abortion
Catholics have also accused UNICEF of supporting abortion through their endorsement of "good quality abortion services" at the International Conference on Better Health for Women and Children in Kenya in 1987. -
UNICEF has been criticized
In 2004, the editorial in the Lancet argued that UNICEF's rights-based approach to child welfare, based upon the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whilst in accordance with international development policy, leads to a lower emphasis on child survival and mortality. -
New Zealand appointed
18-year-old Hayley Westenra, a talented, world famous opera and pop singer as their Ambassador to UNICEF, in an effort to enlist the youth of the world in supporting UNICEF. -
Corporate partnership
To raise money to support its Education and Literacy Programmes, UNICEF works together with companies all over the world – encompassing international as well as small- and medium-sized businesses. Since 2005, the organization is being supported by Montblanc, working closely together to help the world’s children getting better access to education. -
Prince of Asturias Award of Concord
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Agreement between UNICEF and the Spanish association football club FC Barcelona
Was reached whereby the club would donate 1.5 million euros per year to the organization for five years. As part of the agreement, FC Barcelona will wear the UNICEF logo on the front of their shirts, which will be the first time a football club sponsored an organization rather than the other way around. -
UNICEF struck a partnership with Canada's national tent pegging team
The team was officially re-flagged as "UNICEF Team Canada", its riders wear UNICEF's logo in competition, and team members promote and raise funds for UNICEF's campaign against childhood HIV-AIDS. When the team became the 2008 tent pegging world champions, UNICEF's flag was raised alongside the Canadian flag at the games, the first time in the history of international Grand Prix equestrian competition that a non-state flag has flown over the medal podium. -
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg was appointed UNICEF
in which role she has visited Brazil (2007) China (2008) and Burundi (2009). -
British retailer Tesco used “Change for Good” as advertising
which is trade marked by Unicef for charity usage but is not trademarked for commercial or retail use. This prompted the agency to say, "it is the first time in Unicef’s history that a commercial entity has purposely set out to capitalise on one of our campaigns and subsequently damage an income stream which several of our programmes for children are dependent on” -
UNICEF created a partnership with Phi Iota Alpha
Making them the first Greek Lettered Organization UNICEF has ever worked with
