UNICEFUNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund ) (United Nations Children's Fund )

Done by: Bryant Lim, Daniel Chng, Done by: Bryant Lim, Daniel Chng, Tan Wen Xuan and Pua Xuan MingTan Wen Xuan and Pua Xuan Ming

IntroductionIntroductionUNICEF is committed to changing the world for children. It UNICEF is committed to changing the world for children. It strives to protect their rights, improve their health, and nurture strives to protect their rights, improve their health, and nurture their development through sound planning and monitoring of their development through sound planning and monitoring of policy results. policy results. UNICEF was created by the UNICEF was created by the United NationsUnited Nations General AssemblyGeneral Assembly on on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by to children in countries that had been devastated by World War IIWorld War II. Improving the health of children is one . Improving the health of children is one responsibility among many in the fight against poverty. Healthy responsibility among many in the fight against poverty. Healthy children become healthy adults: people who create better lives children become healthy adults: people who create better lives for themselves, their communities and their countries. for themselves, their communities and their countries. Improving the health of the world's children is a core UNICEF Improving the health of the world's children is a core UNICEF objective. Since our founding, we have made significant progress objective. Since our founding, we have made significant progress in immunization, oral rehydration to save the lives of infants in immunization, oral rehydration to save the lives of infants with severe diarrhoea, with severe diarrhoea, promoting and protecting breastfeeding, promoting and protecting breastfeeding, fighting HIV/AIDS, micronutrient fighting HIV/AIDS, micronutrient supplementation and health education. supplementation and health education.

Introduction Introduction ((ContinuedContinued))UNICEF has an extensive global health presence, and strong partnerships UNICEF has an extensive global health presence, and strong partnerships with governments and non-governmental organizations at national and with governments and non-governmental organizations at national and community levels. UNICEF understands the reasons why children are community levels. UNICEF understands the reasons why children are dying. On a daily basis we work to bring practical solutions to the women dying. On a daily basis we work to bring practical solutions to the women and children at greatest risk. UNICEF knows what it takes to ensure the and children at greatest risk. UNICEF knows what it takes to ensure the survival and health of children and women. survival and health of children and women. UNICEF approaches all of the threats to child health – and there are UNICEF approaches all of the threats to child health – and there are many – with extensive experience, efficient logistics and creativity. many – with extensive experience, efficient logistics and creativity. In some developing countries, the toll is so harsh that more than one in In some developing countries, the toll is so harsh that more than one in five children die before they reach their fifth birthday. Many of those five children die before they reach their fifth birthday. Many of those who do survive are unable to grow and develop to their full potential. who do survive are unable to grow and develop to their full potential. Most deaths result from five causes, or a combination of them: acute Most deaths result from five causes, or a combination of them: acute respiratory infections (ARI), diarrhoea, measles, malaria and respiratory infections (ARI), diarrhoea, measles, malaria and malnutrition. malnutrition. Poverty and the failure to ensure universal accessPoverty and the failure to ensure universal access to basic social services are to blame. to basic social services are to blame. Together with governments, humanitarian agencies, Together with governments, humanitarian agencies, civil and community leaders, families and children civil and community leaders, families and children themselves, UNICEF is addressing these threats. themselves, UNICEF is addressing these threats.

HistoryHistory-UNICEF is created in December 1946 by the United Nations to provide food, clothing and health care to children.

-UNICEF begins a successful global campaign against yaws, a disfiguring disease affecting millions of children, and one that can be cured with penicillin.

-Following more than a decade of focus on child health issues, UNICEF expands its interests to address the needs of the whole child. Thus begins an abiding concern with education, starting with support to teacher training and classroom equipment in newly independent countries. -people and organizations reaffirm their commitment to children’s rights

-NICEF launches a drive to save the lives of millions of children each year. The ‘revolution’ is based on four simple, low-cost techniques: growth monitoring, oral rehydration therapy, breastfeeding and immunization

-The Say Yes for Children campaign builds on this momentum, with millions of children and adults around the world pledging their support for critical actions to improve children’s lives

Impact of ventureImpact of venture• Improve lives of children suffering from diseasesImprove lives of children suffering from diseases• Produced by UNICEF, UNAIDS and WHO, the report Produced by UNICEF, UNAIDS and WHO, the report

notes promising developments - increasing numbers of notes promising developments - increasing numbers of children receiving treatment, declining HIV prevalence children receiving treatment, declining HIV prevalence among young people resulting from behavioural among young people resulting from behavioural change, and the integration of children and AIDS into change, and the integration of children and AIDS into national policy frameworks. Yet it also highlights the national policy frameworks. Yet it also highlights the huge gaps in progress that remain and seeks to huge gaps in progress that remain and seeks to explore how the campaign must move forward in 2007 explore how the campaign must move forward in 2007 in order to achieve its ambitious goals. in order to achieve its ambitious goals.

CreditsCredits

• http://http://www.unicef.org/health/index.htmlwww.unicef.org/health/index.html • http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_38048.htmlhttp://www.unicef.org/publications/index_38048.html

• http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicefen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicef

Done by: Bryant Lim, Daniel Chng, Tan Wen Xuan Done by: Bryant Lim, Daniel Chng, Tan Wen Xuan and Pua Xuan Mingand Pua Xuan Ming