#34 09/03/14

UNICEF

     UNICEF ( The United Nations Children's Fund) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's right, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and tries to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behavior toward children. UNICEF insist that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development. UNICEF mobilizes politcal will and material sources to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to, build their capacity to form appropriate policies and supply services for children and their families. UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation and those with disabilities. UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and those who provide their care. UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free from discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority. UNICEF aims, through its country programs, to promote the equal rights of women and girls to support their full participation in the political, social, and economic development of their communities.