Un Specialized Agencies
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION;
* HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF UNICEF * Definition of key terms * UNICEF OBJECTIVES * ROLES of UNICEF
* MAIN BODY * FUNCTIONS OF UNICEF * RECOMMENDUTION * CONCLUSION * REFERENCES
Historical background of UNICEF
From its start in 1946, UNICEF took upon itself the mandate to feed the impoverished, improve their health, and provide clothing to the children of Europe. After becoming a permanent member of the UN is 1953, UNICEF’s first campaign became combating “against yaws, a disfiguring disease affecting millions of children
This was UNICEF’s first real campaign outside of World War II pertaining to an issue that effected children of the entire world. Later in 1959, the UN adopted the Declaration of Rights of the Child which defined children’s rights to protection, education, health care, shelter and good nutrition. This declaration laid a strong foundation for UNICEF, a foundation that for years would be the heartbeat of its many actions protecting the rights of children then in 1961, UNICEF broadened its interest by adding to the list of a child’s rights education and providing equal opportunities to all children. Four years later, UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for the promotion of brotherhood among nations. When giving UNICEF the Nobel Peace Prize Mrs. Abase Lionaes, a Member of the Nobel Committee said this, “In an age when so many people are terrified of the destructive effects of the forces that science has placed in our hands, UNICEF offers young people in all countries an alternative worth living and working for a world with: Freedom for all people, Equality between all races, Brotherhood among all men.
The responsible use of science in the forms of sanitation and medication became the marks of UNICEF’s world changing agenda. In 1982 UNICEF launched a drive to protect the health and well-being of millions of children around the world. This went by the name of Child Survival and
INTRODUCTION;
* HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF UNICEF * Definition of key terms * UNICEF OBJECTIVES * ROLES of UNICEF
* MAIN BODY * FUNCTIONS OF UNICEF * RECOMMENDUTION * CONCLUSION * REFERENCES
Historical background of UNICEF
From its start in 1946, UNICEF took upon itself the mandate to feed the impoverished, improve their health, and provide clothing to the children of Europe. After becoming a permanent member of the UN is 1953, UNICEF’s first campaign became combating “against yaws, a disfiguring disease affecting millions of children
This was UNICEF’s first real campaign outside of World War II pertaining to an issue that effected children of the entire world. Later in 1959, the UN adopted the Declaration of Rights of the Child which defined children’s rights to protection, education, health care, shelter and good nutrition. This declaration laid a strong foundation for UNICEF, a foundation that for years would be the heartbeat of its many actions protecting the rights of children then in 1961, UNICEF broadened its interest by adding to the list of a child’s rights education and providing equal opportunities to all children. Four years later, UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for the promotion of brotherhood among nations. When giving UNICEF the Nobel Peace Prize Mrs. Abase Lionaes, a Member of the Nobel Committee said this, “In an age when so many people are terrified of the destructive effects of the forces that science has placed in our hands, UNICEF offers young people in all countries an alternative worth living and working for a world with: Freedom for all people, Equality between all races, Brotherhood among all men.
The responsible use of science in the forms of sanitation and medication became the marks of UNICEF’s world changing agenda. In 1982 UNICEF launched a drive to protect the health and well-being of millions of children around the world. This went by the name of Child Survival and
References: And London: Greenwood Press, 2003.