Lots of people may have heard of UNICEF, but some may not know what it even is. If you don't keep reading, and if you do, read anyway.
UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assembly back in 1946 to provide food and health care for children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. 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 popular acronym based on this old name.
UNICEF helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF's work is carried out in 191 countries through country programmes and National Committees. Some 88 per cent of the organization's posts are located in the field. There are eight regional offices and country offices worldwide, as well as a research centre in Florence, a supply operation in Copenhagen and offices in Tokyo and Brussels. UNICEF headquarters are in New York.
For more information on UNICEF, visit their website:
http://www.unicef.org/
Also visit this link. What UNICEF is doing about poverty: http://www.unicef.org/voy/explore/mdg/explore_4580.html
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