United Nations Children's Fund
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- noun
- /juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈtʃɪldrənz fʌnd/
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Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia
- A statement issued in late 1968 jointly by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Council of Churches, and Caritas Internationalis was clear that Biafra was its biggest emergency since World War II.
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- director of the United Nations Children's Fund
Examples
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During emergencies, the United Nations Children's Fund mobilizes resources to ensure access to clean water for affected families.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), there are around 950,000 injury-related deaths each year in those aged under 18 years (WHO, 2008a, p. 1).
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The Global Partnership for Education, the United Nations Children's Fund, and Save the Children put forward a proposition for better aid for education in emergencies.
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This paper is concerned with the children who work in conditions that fit the criteria set out by the United Nations Children's Fund as being exploitative.
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(n11) "Iran, Islamic Republic of," United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), accessed Feb. 10, 2010.
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Adapted from Child Safety Report Card, EUROSAFE (2009) (United Nations Children’s Fund, 2001, p. 4; European Child Safety Alliance, 2009, p. 2).
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The United Nations Children's Fund works tirelessly to improve healthcare for undernourished children in developing countries.
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Every year, the United Nations Children's Fund provides educational resources to millions of children in need around the world.
Synonyms
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A United Nations organization that helps children and mothers in poor countries
An organization that helps children and mothers with health, education, and basic needs in poor countries
Surface Forms
Morphology
united + nation + Children's + fund
The phrase is compositionally built from recognizable parts: 'United Nations' denotes the international organization and 'Children's Fund' denotes a fund for children, so together it clearly refers to a UN fund/agency for children. This follows standard possessive and noun-compound patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will grasp the general meaning.
Etymology
United Nations Children's Fund began after World War II as a special fund to help children in need, and people soon used the short name 'UNICEF'. It literally names a United Nations group for children that gives money and help, so the name explains why it means the UN organization that cares for children's health, food, and schooling around the world.