what is unicef
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF; /ËjuËnáµ»sÉf/) is a United Nations (UN) programme headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
UNICEF is the United Nations Children's Fund. By 1953, UNICEF's mandate was extended to address the needs of children in the developing world. At that time, the words international and emergency were dropped from the organization's name, making it simply the United Nations Children's Fund.