Organization code
UNICEF
الفئة
المنظمات الدولية
Established
11 December 1946
Headquarters
New York, United States
Members
Working in over 190 countries and territories
UNICEF was created after World War II as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund to aid children in Europe, becoming a permanent UN body in 1953. It received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 for promoting the welfare of children in the developing world.
To uphold children's rights worldwide, helping meet their basic needs for survival, development, protection and participation — especially the most vulnerable children.
1946
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund established
1953
Made a permanent UN body; the name UNICEF was retained
1965
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1989
Championed the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly
The UNICEF flag is the UN blue field with the organization's emblem at the centre: a globe with olive branches above the silhouette of a parent lifting a child, symbolising global protection and care for children.
Adopted
Established through the evolution of the organization's emblem
Usage note
Use of the UNICEF name and emblem must follow its identifier policy; commercial partnerships require formal agreements.
