The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Flashcards
1
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Headquarters
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New York, United States
2
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Head
A
Henrietta Fore
3
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Founding
A
1946
4
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Facts
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- Programs and funds of the UN are financed through voluntary contributions;
o Governments 2/3 of UNICEF resources
o Rest = private groups + 6 million individual donors through the National Committees. - Spain joined in 1946
5
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Goal
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Provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by WWII. Nowadays, UNICEF believes all children have the right to survive, to the benefit of a better world.
