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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). As its first chairman, Rajchman chose Maurice Pate of the Commission for Relief in Belgium to direct the agency and "to think about organizing an action, a fund ...
There are UNICEF National Committees in 34 countries worldwide, [1] each established as an independent local non-governmental organization.Serving as the public face and dedicated voice of UNICEF, the National Committees raise funds from the private sector, promote children's rights, and secure worldwide visibility for children threatened by poverty, disasters, armed conflict, abuse and ...
The 1965 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nations agency United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (founded in 1946) "for its effort to enhance solidarity between nations and reduce the difference between rich and poor states." [1] [2] [3] The agency became the eighth organization awarded with a Nobel Prize. [4] [3]
William Osler Abbott (1902–1943) — co-developed the Miller-Abbott tube; William Stewart Agras (born 1929) — feeding behavior; Virginia Apgar (1909–1974) — anesthesiologist who devised the Apgar score used after childbirth
United Nations Girls' Education Initiative; V. Voices of Youth; W. World Education Games This page was last edited on 16 May 2020, at 12:51 (UTC). Text is ...
Pages in category "Medical and health organizations based in Texas" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal ... (1946–1994) and Presidents (1994–) of UNICEF. Pages in category "Chairmen and ...
UNICEF was the first charity to produce and sell cards for the purpose of raising funds. [12] The very first UNICEF card was a Christmas card created in 1949. The card was a reproduction of a painting, sent as a thank you to UNICEF in 1947, by seven-year-old Jitka Samkova.