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UNICEF ( / ˈjuːniˌsɛf / YOO-nee-SEF ), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, [a] is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. [3] [4] The organization is one of the most ...
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF, doing business as UNICEF USA, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) in the United States that supports the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Founded in 1947 by Helenka Pantaleoni , it is the oldest of the 36 UNICEF National Committees that support UNICEF worldwide [1] through fundraising, advocacy ...
Catherine Mary Russell (born March 4, 1961) is an American attorney and political adviser who is the current Executive Director of UNICEF. Russell previously served as Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, and Chief of Staff to then-Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden.
The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created in 1946 to aid European children after the Second World War and expanded its mission to provide aid around the world and to uphold the convention on the Rights of the Child.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status, and job description assigned to those goodwill ambassadors and advocates who are designated by the United Nations. [1] The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) along with other United Nations agencies, has long ...
Website. www.unsdg.un.org. Politics portal. The United Nations Sustainable Development Group ( UNSDG ), previously the United Nations Development Group (UNDG), is a consortium of 36 United Nations funds, programmes, specialized agencies, departments and offices that play a role in development. It was created by the Secretary-General of the ...