| NGO | UNICEF UK |
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| Address | UNICEF UK,
Africa House,
64-78 Kingsway,
London,
WC2B 6NB |
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| Telephone | 020 74055592 |
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| Website | www.unicef.org.uk |
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| Background Information | UNICEF UK, the working name of the United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF, is a major international children's charity, supporting the worldwide work of UNICEF, the United Nations' Children's Fund. UNICEF was founded in 1946 (as the United Nations' Children's Emergency Fund), as a successor organisation to the UN's Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), relieving the humanitarian crisis in post-war Europe. UNICEF was made a permanent organisation in 1953, with a focus on the developing world. Alongside relief and development work, particular focuses now include the implementation of children's rights, and dealing with the effect on children of HIV/AIDS. Charity no. 1072612, company no. 03663181. Source: www.unicef.org.uk |
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| Year Created | 1946 |
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| Related Organisations | UNICEF, the United Nations' Children's Fund; United Nations' Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) |
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| Keywords | Children and young people; HIV/AIDS; Human rights and civil liberties; International development and humanitarian aid. |
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| Last Edited By | JRM at 01/03/2007 14:57:48 |
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