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"Narrowing the Gaps to Meet the Goals" (September 2010)
"UNICEF's Idea", New York Times Op-ed (18 September 2010)

What is UNICEF?

UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

The organisation is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children.

UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress. It is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation and those with disabilities.

UNICEF's work is carried out in more than 190 countries through country programmes and National Committees. Some 88 per cent of the organisation's approximately 7,200 posts are located in the field. There are eight regional offices and 126 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.

What does it do?

UNICEF is currently focused on the following areas:

Child Survival and Development
Basic Education and Gender Equality (including girls' education)
Child protection from violence, exploitation, and abuse,
HIV and AIDS and children, and
Policy advocacy and partnerships for children’s rights.

The organisation works on the following issues: adolescence, communities and families, emergencies, evaluation and good practice, gender equality, health, life skills, statistics and monitoring, nutrition, procuring supplies for children, research and, finally, ‘rights and results’.

For more information, visit: http://www.unicef.org/whatwedo/index.html

Where does UNICEF get its funding?

In 2001, 64 per cent of UNICEF income came from governments. Much of the remaining 36 per cent came from funds raised by National Committees for UNICEF and from the sale of greeting cards and products. (UNICEF National Committees are non-governmental organisations that promote children’s rights, raise funds, sell UNICEF greeting cards and products, create key partnerships and provide other support).

Operational level: International

Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18

Organisation type: United Nations agency

Organisation mandate: Fund other organisations, Provide training or education on child rights, Research child rights, Work directly with children, Work in partnership with organisations, Work with media and press

Areas of expertise: Armed conflict, Child participation, Children and the media, Children living with HIV/AIDS, Children with disabilities, Children working and living on the street, Economic rights, Education and cultural rights, Emergency relief, Environment and habitat, Family and alternative care, Gender and girls, Health and welfare, Minority or indigenous children, Refugee and unaccompanied children, Reporting to and monitoring the CRC, Sexual exploitation and abuse

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Last updated 22/11/2011 07:11:49

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