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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

3.4
An organization that helps children and mothers with health, education, and basic needs in poor countries
  • proper noun
translation icon : Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia
  • The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund has launched a new vaccination campaign in rural Africa.

Examples

  • Donations to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund help provide clean water to thousands of children worldwide.

  • Many schools benefit from the support of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.

  • The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund provides essential services to children in need.

  • Have you heard about the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund?

  • Donations to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund help provide clean water to thousands of children worldwide.

  • The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund has launched a new vaccination campaign in rural Africa.

  • The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund provides essential services to children in need.

Synonyms

UNICEF
vsUnited Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
25 1.9

A United Nations organization that helps children and mothers in poor countries

states the same mission but frames it as a formal responsibility
United Nations Children's Fund
vsUnited Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
1 2.5

An organization of the United Nations that helps children and mothers in poor countries

focuses on specific services like education, health, and welfare

Surface Forms

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund main

Morphology

united + nation + international + Children's + emergency + fund

The full name is compositionally transparent: 'United Nations' + 'international' + 'children's' + 'emergency fund' directly describes an international UN fund providing emergency aid for children, so the overall meaning is built from the parts. This noun–noun construction follows regular English compounding and is cross-linguistically replicable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would be able to infer its basic meaning even if they do not know the specific institution.

Etymology

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund was created after World War II to send quick help and money to children who suffered from war and disaster. That's why, now often called UNICEF, it still works to 'help children' with health, education and basic needs around the world.