UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
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UNICEFUnited Nations Children’s
FundRay Belanger
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UNICEF is a branch of the UN that takes a rights-based approach toward
aid
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UNICEF plays a major role in international aid
Budget of over $2.8 Billion
Active in 190 countries
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UNICEF was founded in 1946 to combat
post-war strife
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1950: Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF begins as a
grassroots movement in New York
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1965: UNICEF is awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize for “promotion of brother-hood between nations”
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1990: the Convention on the Rights of the
Child goes into effect
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UNICEF has five main areas of focus:
1) Child Survival and Development2) Basic Education and Gender Equality3) HIV/AIDS and Children4) Child Protection5) Policy Advocacy and Partnerships
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UNICEF has five main areas of focus:
1) Child Survival and Development2) Basic Education and Gender Equality3) HIV/AIDS and Children4) Child Protection5) Policy Advocacy and Partnerships
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11 million children under the age of 5 die annually from preventable causes
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UNICEF uses “low-cost, low-technology and high impact
interventions” to prevent unnecessary deaths
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UNICEF has five main areas of focus:
1) Child Survival and Development2) Basic Education and Gender Equality3) HIV/AIDS and Children4) Child Protection5) Policy Advocacy and Partnerships
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101 million children are out of school worldwide;
girls are especially vulnerable
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“Education enhances lives. It ends generational cycles of poverty and disease and provides a foundation for sustainable development.”
UNICEF is having some success in reaching universal primary
education
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UNICEF has five main areas of focus:
1) Child Survival and Development2) Basic Education and Gender Equality3) HIV/AIDS and Children4) Child Protection5) Policy Advocacy and Partnerships
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HIV/AIDS has a huge effect on children
There are:20 million AIDS orphans worldwide2 million children under the age of 15 living with AIDS1.4 million pregnant women with AIDS in low-income countries
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UNICEF’s “Four P’s” program has led to great strides in
stopping the spread of childhood HIV
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UNICEF has five main areas of focus:
1) Child Survival and Development2) Basic Education and Gender Equality3) HIV/AIDS and Children4) Child Protection5) Policy Advocacy and Partnerships
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Children in low-income countries are often abused and exploited for
their labor
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UNICEF takes a holistic approach
toward solving these problems
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UNICEF has five main areas of focus:
1) Child Survival and Development2) Basic Education and Gender Equality3) HIV/AIDS and Children4) Child Protection5) Policy Advocacy and Partnerships
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UNICEF analyzes the effect government policy has on the
welfare of children
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UNICEF has high-profile partners that bring them
funds and publicity
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UNICEF has been criticized for its
rights-based approach
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Many object to UNICEF’s funding of abortions and their disapproval
of international adoptions
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