The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was formed in 1946 to provide humanitarian assistance to children in developing countries. It aims to develop community services to promote children's health and well-being in areas such as nutrition, immunization, water and sanitation, education, and child protection. UNICEF operates in 191 countries through country programs and national committees, guided by a 36-member executive board. It focuses on issues like nutrition, immunization, HIV prevention, water and sanitation, education, and protecting children from violence.

1. UNITED NATIONS
INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY
FUND

2. ABOUT……
 United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund
 Formed by U.N.General Assembly on
dec 11, 1946
 Becomes a permanent part of U.N in
1953
 Renamed as U.N Children’s fund
 Headquarters in Newyork

3. GOALS
 Provide
long term humanitarian and
development assistances to children &
mothers in developing countries
 Emphasize developing community
level services to promote health & well
being of children

4. ORGANISATION
 In 191 countries through country
programmes & national committees
 Guided by 36 member executive board
 Head – executive director
 Income- contribution by diff govts &
private donors
 Nobel prize- 1965

5. FOCUS AREAS
 Child nutrition
 low cost protein rich
food
 With FAO, aided
Applied Nutrition
Programme
 Enriched food in
endemic areas of
nutritional def.

6. CONTD...….
 Immunisation
_production of
vaccines & distribution
 Prevent spread of HIV
_antiretroviral
medicines for children
& mothers with HIV

7. CONTD….
 Water
 Sanitation
 Hygiene
UNICEF TAP PROJECT
in 2007, New york
• For clean accessible
water

8. CONTD…..
 Basic education &
 gender equality
_quality based
education for
boys & girls
_educational supplies

9. CONTD……
 Child protection from
_violence
_exploitation
_abuse

10. GOBI CAMPAIGN
To encourage strategies for
child health revolution
 Growth charts to monitor child
development
 Oral rehydration
 Breast feeding
 Immunisation

11. UNICEF IN HEALTH
 In collaboration with WHO, FAO,
UNDP, & UNESCO
 More attention on health aspects of
mother & child
 Eradicate TB, malaria , venereal
disease – with WHO
 Recently, idea of “Whole child” .
Country health programme

12. UNICEF IN INDIA
Programmes on
 Reproductive & child health
 Child development &
nutrition
 Child enviroment
 Child protection&
education

13. CONTRIBUTIONS
 BCG vaccination programme
 Penicillin plant- Pune
 Triple vaccine plants

14. FUND RAISING

15. THANK YOU !!!