Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for Social sciences for Primary education

Major United Nations Agencies Profiles

UNICEF: United Nations Fund for Children

UNICEF: United Nations Fund for Children.

• Created in 1946 by the UN General Assembly to aid children in Europe following World War II.
• Became a permanent body in 1953.
• Focuses on providing children with food, clothing, and medical care, and protecting their rights.
• Awarded the 1965 Nobel Peace Prize.
• Received the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord in 2006.

Rights of the Child:

1. Equality.
2. Life, development, and participation; the right to have necessities (corrected from 'potatoes').
3. Freedom to be heard and to have an identity.
4. Play, sports, a healthy environment, and enjoyment of nature.
5. Protection from mistreatment, regardless of physical or mental disability.
6. The need to enforce