UNICEF Aleksandra Pavlova English B2.2 group Spring semester 2012 humanitarian relief

W HAT IS UNICEF? It is one of the largest organizations in the world named The United Nations Children’s Fund.

A BOUT ORGANIZATION. UNICEF ARE ACTIVE IN MORE THAN 190 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES THROUGH COUNTRY PROGRAMMES AND N ATIONAL C OMMITTEES. UNICEF UPHOLDS THE C ONVENTION ON THE R IGHTS OF THE C HILD.

A BOUT ORGANIZATION. A BOUT ORGANIZATION. UNICEF WORK TO ASSURE EQUALITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, GIRLS AND WOMEN IN PARTICULAR. A LSO WORK FOR THE M ILLENNIUM D EVELOPMENT G OALS AND FOR THE PROGRESS PROMISED IN THE U NITED N ATIONS C HARTER. O RGANIZATION STRIVE FOR PEACE AND SECURITY. UNICEF WORK TO HOLD EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PROMISES MADE FOR CHILDREN.

M AIN IDEA OF ORGANISATION. UNICEF WAS CREATED WITH THIS PURPOSE IN MIND – TO WORK WITH OTHERS TO OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES THAT POVERTY, VIOLENCE, DISEASE AND DISCRIMINATION PLACE IN A CHILD ’ S PATH. W E BELIEVE THAT WE CAN, TOGETHER, ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY.

H ISTORY. A FTER W ORLD W AR II, E UROPEAN CHILDREN FACE FAMINE AND DISEASE. UNICEF IS CREATED IN D ECEMBER 1946 BY THE U NITED N ATIONS TO PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING AND HEALTH CARE TO THEM. M AURICE P ATE ( ) WAS UNICEF' S FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM J ANUARY 1947 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN J ANUARY 1965, A FEW MONTHS BEFORE HE WAS TO RETIRE.

O BJECTIVES OF ORGANISATION. 1. TO GIVE CHILDREN THE BEST START IN LIFE 2. TO PROMOTE GIRLS ’ EDUCATION – ENSURING THAT THEY COMPLETE PRIMARY EDUCATION AS A MINIMUM – BECAUSE IT BENEFITS ALL CHILDREN, BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS 3. TO ACT SO THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE IMMUNIZED AGAINST COMMON CHILDHOOD DISEASES, AND ARE WELL NOURISHED, BECAUSE IT IS WRONG FOR A CHILD TO SUFFER OR DIE FROM A PREVENTABLE ILLNESS

O BJECTIVES OF ORGANIZATION. 4. WORK TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS TO LIVE THEIR LIVES WITH DIGNITY 5. TO INVOLVE EVERYONE IN CREATING PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND RELIEVE SUFFERING DURING EMERGENCIES, AND WHEREVER CHILDREN ARE THREATENED

N OTABLE EVENTS : 1946 – F OOD FOR E UROPE 1959 – D ECLARATION OF THE R IGHTS OF A C HILD 1979 – I NTERNATIONAL Y EAR OF A C HILD

C HARITY : UNICEF POSTCARDS, POSTSTAMPS, CONCERTS, CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, VOLUNTEERS, HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND ETC.

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