UNICEFUnited Nations Children’s

FundRay Belanger

UNICEF is a branch of the UN that takes a rights-based approach toward

aid

UNICEF plays a major role in international aid

Budget of over $2.8 Billion

Active in 190 countries

UNICEF was founded in 1946 to combat

post-war strife

1950: Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF begins as a

grassroots movement in New York

1965: UNICEF is awarded the Nobel

Peace Prize for “promotion of brother-hood between nations”

1990: the Convention on the Rights of the

Child goes into effect

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

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

11 million children under the age of 5 die annually from preventable causes

UNICEF uses “low-cost, low-technology and high impact

interventions” to prevent unnecessary deaths

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

101 million children are out of school worldwide;

girls are especially vulnerable

“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

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

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

UNICEF’s “Four P’s” program has led to great strides in

stopping the spread of childhood HIV

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

Children in low-income countries are often abused and exploited for

their labor

UNICEF takes a holistic approach

toward solving these problems

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

UNICEF analyzes the effect government policy has on the

welfare of children

UNICEF has high-profile partners that bring them

funds and publicity

UNICEF has been criticized for its

rights-based approach

Many object to UNICEF’s funding of abortions and their disapproval

of international adoptions

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