UNICEF Day is observed on 11
December every year. It is the organization protects the rights of every child
everywhere and works in the toughest places in the world to reach the most
disadvantaged children and adolescents. UNICEF is one of the world's largest
providers of vaccines and supports the health of children, nutrition, safe
water and sanitation, quality education and skill-building, HIV prevention and
treatment for mothers and babies. Also, the organization protects children and
adolescents from violence and exploitation.
UNICEF: How does it work?
UNICEF works in the world's
toughest places to reach the children and young people in greatest need. They
operate through country offices across the world, as well as 34 National
Committees, seven regional offices, a research centre in Florence, a supply
operation in Copenhagen, a shared services centre in Budapest, as well as other
offices in Brussels, Geneva, Seoul, and Tokyo. Around 85 percent of our staffs
are located in the field. Its headquarter
is in New York.
UNICEF is working with several
experts to bring reliable guidance to parents, caregivers, and educators, and
partnering with front-line responders to make sure that they have the
information and resources required to keep children healthy and learning.
About the six-point plan to protect children
According to UNICEF;
1. Ensure all children learn,
including by closing the digital divide.
2. Guarantee access to health and
nutrition services and make vaccines affordable and available to every child.
3. Support and protect the mental
health of children and young people and bring an end to abuse, gender-based
violence, and neglect in childhood.
4. Increase access to clean water,
sanitation, and hygiene and address environmental degradation and climate
change.
5. Reverse the rise in child
poverty and ensure an inclusive recovery for all.
6. Redouble efforts to protect and support children and their families living through conflict, disaster, and displacement.