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UNICEF

Also Known As UNICEF · United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
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The United Nations agency for children, established in 1946 in the aftermath of World War II as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, with a mandate to help children whose lives and futures were at risk regardless of what role their country had played in the war. It works in more than 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child, especially the most disadvantaged, across education, health, nutrition, child protection, and clean water and sanitation. UNICEF describes itself as the world's largest provider of vaccines and the operator of the world's largest humanitarian warehouse. Its archives are held at its New York headquarters, and its work is funded entirely through voluntary contributions.

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Founding Year
1946 1
Founding DateSourced to the subject's own account
1946-12-11 2
Headquarters
New York, United States 1
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1. UNICEF Website
UNICEFHistory page, founding
Quote, History page, founding
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established in 1946, in the aftermath of World War II.
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1. UNICEF Website
UNICEFAbout UNICEF page, vaccines
Quote, About UNICEF page, vaccines
The world's largest provider of vaccines, UNICEF also runs the world's largest humanitarian warehouse.
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1. UNICEF Website
UNICEFHistory page, archives
Quote, History page, archives
The UNICEF Archives, located in our New York Headquarters, houses material that captures UNICEF's global field operations
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1. UNICEF Website
UNICEFIn Branch: Maternal and Child Health, About UNICEF page, mandateView the Source
2. Wikipedia: UNICEF
WikipediaLead section, History
Quote, Lead section, History
The organization was created by resolution 57(I) of the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946 and named United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
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World Health Organization Official Site
World Health OrganizationAssociated With: Breastfeeding Promotion, Ten Steps page, BFHI co-launch
Quote, Associated With: Breastfeeding Promotion, Ten Steps page, BFHI co-launch
WHO and UNICEF launched the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in 1991 to help motivate facilities providing maternity and newborn services worldwide to implement the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
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