The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), initially known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, was made by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children and mothers in countries that had been devastated by World War II.
Right then, UNICEF Day is observed every year on December 11. The UNICEF program was initiated to provide supplies, assistance and to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children after World War II.
The organization was uniquely named United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. However, in 1953, it became a permanent agency of the UN, and the words 'International' and 'Emergency' were dropped from the official name but the acronym continued.
UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories aiming to save children's lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
On November 20, 1959, the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, and on November 20, 1989, it adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Since then Universal Children's Day is observed on November 20.
Universal Children's Day is part of the work carried out by UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) this year completed 74 years of its foundation. Therefore to mark the occasion, here are some popular quotes by some famous personalities.
1.46 lakh children sent back to their families from childcare institutions: UNICEF
Every 100 seconds one child or youth U20 catches HIV infection, UNICEF
Government to put 10,000 rupees in accounts of Anganwadi workers, Know why