UNICEF is one of the specialized agencies of the united Nations. It was established in 1946. Formerly known as UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund). It is now called “United Nations Children’s Fund”, but the title UNICEF is retained.
The Headquarters of the UNICEF is at United nations, New York.
A. Aims and objectives of UNICEF
1. Reduction of infant and under five mortality
2. Reduction of maternal mortality.
3. Reduction of moderate and severe malnutrition
4. Universal access to safe drinking water.
5. Universal access to and completion of basic education for all children.
B. Organizational structure
UNCEF is semiautonomous though it is an integral part of the UN. UNICEF has an Executive Board and
1. An Executive Board and
2. A Secretariat
C. Activities of UNICEF
There are four areas of special emphasis by the UNICEF in its activity:
1. Child health
i. UNICEF provides substantial aid for the production of vaccines and sera in many countries, thus helps in universal immunization on children against six major diseases.
ii. UNICEF activities cover programmes assisting in –
• Environmental sanitation programmes
• Oral rehydration
• Primary health care to mothers and children.
• Family planning aspects of family health
2. Child nutrition
3. Family and child welfare
4. Education
D. Role of UNICEF in promoting health services in Bangladesh.
some of the important areas of activities in which UNICEF helps include :
1. Growth monitoring
2. Oral rehydration
3. Breast feeding
4. Family planning and MCH
5. TBAs (Traditional Birth attendants) training programme.
6. Food supplementational programme
7. Helps BRAC in the ORT extension activities
8. Also helps ICDDR,B in the ORS development
9. Supports the Public Health Engineering Departments
10. Supports Universal Childhood Immunization programme by supplying vaccines.
