Unicef

//ˈju.niˌsɛf// name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

    "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."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of UNICEF (not used in North America) Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of

Synonyms

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united nations children's fundunited nations children's fundunited nations international children's emergency fund

Example

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"Unicef has warned 1.4m children could starve to death this year."

Etymology

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

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