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UNICEF

UNICEF. By: Kyle Juetten, Andra Chen, James Stewart, Shereen Khatibloo, Brandon Luong. What is UNICEF?.

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UNICEF

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  1. UNICEF By: Kyle Juetten, Andra Chen, James Stewart, Shereen Khatibloo, Brandon Luong

  2. What is UNICEF? • UNICEF is an agency run by the United Nations whose goal is to advocate for the protection of children's rights to help them meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

  3. History of UNICEF • After World War II, European children face famine and disease. UNICEF is created in December 1946 by the United Nations to provide food, clothing and health care to them. • UNICEF later expands to the whole world to address the needs of the whole world child.

  4. Successes of Unicef • Convention of the Rights of Children (1989) gives children right to health care, education, and proper nutrition • World under 5 mortality rate drop from 12 million in 1990 to 7.6 million in 2010 • Measles initiative (2001) has vaccinated <1 billion children • Breastfeeding initiative (1990) has 15000 education centers worldwide

  5. How Unicef has not been successful UNICEF still struggles in changing the lives of many children globally. • 61 million children were not enrolled into school in 2010. • 130 million of the world's 15-24 year olds cannot read or write. • Undernutrition contributes to 2.6 million deaths of children under five years old.

  6. The Impact of UNICEF • They have had a great impact on many peoples' lives, especially children. They have programs that help save children's lives, protect their childhoods, gets children educated, treating and preventing HIV/AIDS, and helping in emergencies. With continued funding and donations, UNICEF will continue making a positive impact on many lives.

  7. Citation • http://www.unicef.org/about/who/index_mission.html • http://unicef.org/about/who/index_61201.html • World Book Encyclopedia 2006 version U-V • http://www.supportunicef.org/site/c.dvKUI9OWInJ6H/b.7640389/k.93E5/Support_UNICEF__What_we_do.htm • http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats • http://www.compassion.com/poverty/education.htm

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