1953 10, this association (then the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) became a permanent organization of the United Nations, providing relief services for poor children in developing countries. Its name was changed to UNICEF, but until today, it still retains its famous English abbreviation UNICEF.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the only United Nations organization that is fully committed to seeking happiness for the basic needs of children in the world and improving the harm caused to children by war. In cooperation with other United Nations agencies, governments and non-governmental organizations, we provide various community-based services in more than 60 countries, including basic health care, nutrition, basic education, clean and safe water and sanitation facilities, with the aim of alleviating the terrible harm caused to children due to the lack of these services.
Under the guidance of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF provides and implements relief services in more than 60 countries around the world:
Survival-provide basic health care based on the community, provide clean water and sanitation facilities, steadily reduce the premature mortality rate of infants and children worldwide, ensure the nutrition and health of pregnant women, encourage breastfeeding, provide disease prevention for infants, and promote oral anti-dehydration therapeutic agents for dehydration caused by diarrhea. Saved millions of lives. Security-protect children who are innocent victims in the war, extremely poor, unattended or suffering and need special care. Monitoring countries' compliance with the Convention on the Rights and Interests of the Child can effectively correct violations and expand assistance opportunities. Strengthen the supply of nutrition and auxiliary materials, such as vitamin A, to prevent blindness and mental retardation caused by salt and iodine deficiency, so that children can enjoy a healthy growth environment.
Development-providing training and education, especially advocating equal educational opportunities for girls, helping communities overcome poverty and lack of educational opportunities, thus affecting social development.
Participation-Ensure that children have the freedom to express their opinions and can express their opinions on issues that affect their lives.
When armed conflicts and natural disasters hinder these efforts and cause a large number of children to suffer disasters, UNICEF will certainly respond quickly and effectively with emergency rescue experience.
UNICEF has set up 37 national committees around the world, whose main task is to raise funds for UNICEF so that it can continue to assist social welfare work in more than 60 developing countries around the world. In addition, we hope that through different publicity activities, we can arouse all sectors of society to pay attention to the situation of children in developing countries and understand their needs in health care, education, clean water, environment and training. Hong Kong is a member.
In order to let more people know about UNICEF's work, we appointed celebrities from different countries and fields as UNICEF goodwill ambassadors, hoping to arouse the world's attention to children through their personal participation in UNICEF's work and field trips to developing countries as UNICEF goodwill ambassadors; In addition, we also hope to use their popularity to help UNICEF organize various fund-raising activities, such as holding charity concerts. The late Audrey Hepburn made many contributions to UNICEF. 1993 years before her death, she visited different developing countries on the spot. Other goodwill ambassadors include movie stars RogerMoore and JaneSeymour, former World Footballer GeorgeWeah and Hong Kong singer LeonLai.