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
- 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
United Nations agency
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Japanese
Etymology
Proper noun
UNICEF • (Yunisefu)
- synonym of 国際連合児童基金 (Kokusai Rengō Jidō Kikin, “United Nations Children's Emergency Fund”); the UNICEF