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UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund. Ray 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.

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UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

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  1. UNICEFUnited Nations Children’s Fund Ray Belanger

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

  3. UNICEF plays a major role in international aid Budget of over $2.8 Billion Active in 190 countries

  4. UNICEF was founded in 1946 to combat post-war strife

  5. 1950: Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF begins as a grassroots movement in New York

  6. 1965: UNICEF is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “promotion of brother-hood between nations”

  7. 1990: the Convention on the Rights of the Child goes into effect

  8. UNICEF has five main areas of focus: • Child Survival and Development • Basic Education and Gender Equality • HIV/AIDS and Children • Child Protection • Policy Advocacy and Partnerships

  9. UNICEF has five main areas of focus: • Child Survival and Development • Basic Education and Gender Equality • HIV/AIDS and Children • Child Protection • Policy Advocacy and Partnerships

  10. 11 million children under the age of 5 die annually from preventable causes

  11. UNICEF uses “low-cost, low-technology and high impact interventions” to prevent unnecessary deaths

  12. UNICEF has five main areas of focus: • Child Survival and Development • Basic Education and Gender Equality • HIV/AIDS and Children • Child Protection • Policy Advocacy and Partnerships

  13. 101 million children are out of school worldwide; girls are especially vulnerable

  14. UNICEF is having some success in reaching universal primary education “Education enhances lives. It ends generational cycles of poverty and disease and provides a foundation for sustainable development.”

  15. UNICEF has five main areas of focus: • Child Survival and Development • Basic Education and Gender Equality • HIV/AIDS and Children • Child Protection • Policy Advocacy and Partnerships

  16. HIV/AIDS has a huge effect on children There are: 20 million AIDS orphans worldwide 2 million children under the age of 15 living with AIDS 1.4 million pregnant women with AIDS in low-income countries

  17. UNICEF’s “Four P’s” program has led to great strides in stopping the spread of childhood HIV

  18. UNICEF has five main areas of focus: • Child Survival and Development • Basic Education and Gender Equality • HIV/AIDS and Children • Child Protection • Policy Advocacy and Partnerships

  19. Children in low-income countries are often abused and exploited for their labor

  20. UNICEF takes a holistic approach toward solving these problems

  21. UNICEF has five main areas of focus: • Child Survival and Development • Basic Education and Gender Equality • HIV/AIDS and Children • Child Protection • Policy Advocacy and Partnerships

  22. UNICEF analyzes the effect government policy has on the welfare of children

  23. UNICEF has high-profile partners that bring them funds and publicity

  24. UNICEF has been criticized for its rights-based approach

  25. Many object to UNICEF’s funding of abortions and their disapproval of international adoptions

  26. Bibliography Images: blog.probetv.com childinfo.com fairplayforchildren.org time.com thebethuneinstitute.org unicef.org The Bethune Institute. Nobel Prize. Digital image. Bethune Institute. 2009. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://thebethuneinstitute.com/1.htm>. Hackett, Mary Anne. "Will UNICEF Stop Promoting Abortion?" Will UNICEF Stop Promoting Abortion? Illinois Right to Life Committee, 13 May 2009. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.illinoisrighttolife.org/UNICEFdeception.htm>.  Probe TV. CRC kids. Digital image. ProbeTV. Probe TV. Web. <http://blog.probetv.com/2009/11/26/childrens-right-summit/#more-174>.  The Schuster Institute. "Debunking the Orphan Myth." Brandeis University. The Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.brandeis.edu/investigate/gender/adoption/criticism.html>.  UNAIDS. UNAIDS REPORT ON THE GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC 2010. Publication. UNAIDS, 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.unaids.org/globalreport/Global_report.htm>. UNICEF. "Statistics by Area." Childinfo.org:. 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.childinfo.org/>.

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