UNICEF is United Nations Children's Funds. The original name is United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. It was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 and was initially set up to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that have been devastated by WWII. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the united nations system. The annual budget for UNICEF is around 1 billion. In 1982 Child Survival and Development Resolution (CSRD) was created. This is four inexpensive interventions to reduce child deaths.
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It is estimated that 158 million children, ages 5-14 are engaged in labor, more than 1/3 of the children are in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also estimated that 250,000 children are involved in conflicts around the world used as combatants, messengers, spies, parters and cooks and girls are forced to preform sexual services. In a 2004 report, it is found that in at least 65 countries boys and girls are recruited into government military forces either legally by volunteer or illegally through force and deception. 7 million young lives are now saved each year as a result of immunization and oral rehydration. Over 12 million children went back to school in 2006 with the support of UNICEF educational supplies. DDR(Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration) programs are used to disarm and disband warring groups as well as reintegrate ex-combatants into civilian life. These programs were originally used to help adults but has expanded to include the rehabilitation of children.
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| "UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, to defend their rights and to help them fulfil their potential. And we never give up." |
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where does UNICEF get the money to contribute to the kids?
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