UNICEF

See also: Unicef and U.N.I.C.E.F.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Acronym of its original name, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Now officially United Nations Children's Fund.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈju.niˌsɛf/

Proper noun

UNICEF

  1. An agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
    • 1951, “Contributions to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)—H. R. 2785”, in Survey of Activities of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949–January 2, 1951), Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, →OCLC, section I (Strengthening United States Participation in International Organizations), page 16:
      The UNICEF was established in December 1946 by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. [] To present an adequate picture of the problem which the Committee on Foreign Affairs faced during the Eighty-first Congress in connection with the UNICEF, the background of congressional action in the Eightieth Congress is necessary.
    • 2021 May 25, Julia Hollingsworth, “The world’s biggest vaccine maker is stalling on exports. That’s a problem for the planet’s most vulnerable”, in CNN[1]:
      According to UNICEF, SII’s delivery delays are a major reason why the COVAX rollout is so behind schedule, along with vaccine nationalism, limited production capacity and a lack of funding. COVAX should have already delivered 170 million total doses, UNICEF said.

Usage notes

  • Formerly used with the (i.e., as the UNICEF).

Translations

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English UNICEF.

Proper noun

UNICEF(ユニセフ) • (Yunisefu

  1. synonym of 国際連合児童基金 (Kokusai Rengō Jidō Kikin, United Nations Children's Emergency Fund); the UNICEF