Agencies of the UN

Question 1

UNICEF

Answer 1

• United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund
• now called the United Nations Children’s Fund but acronym UNICEF continues
• Headquarters - New York

Question 2

UNICEF - Objectives

Answer 2

Look after children’s welfare especially in developing countries by providing people with low cost community-based services in maternal and child health, nutrition, immunization, etc.

Question 3

UNICEF - Functions

Answer 3

1) Protection of children with respect to their survival, health and well-being. done in cooperation with individuals, civic groups, governments and the private sector
2) Provides funds for training personnel, including health and sanitation workers, nutritionists and teachers.
3) Provides technical supplies, equipment and other aids, including paper,
textbooks, equipment and medicines to health clinics, and pipes and pumps for clean water supply to villages
4) Makes efforts to prevent diseases such as tuberculosis (T.B.), malaria, eye diseases, skin diseases, etc. Universal child immunization against preventable diseases was one of the leading goals of the UNICEF

Question 4

WHO

Answer 4

• World Health Organization

- Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland