UNICEF Report: Global Impact, Communication, and Program Effectiveness

This report provides an overview of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), detailing its vision, duties, and responsibilities in providing developmental and humanitarian assistance to children worldwide. It outlines UNICEF's mission to advocate for the protection of children's rights and their basic needs, as well as its vision for national development, emphasizing inclusion, equity, and sustainable growth. The report covers UNICEF's operational duties, including managing child protection, developing strategies, and supporting technical standards. It also highlights the organization's responsibilities in information management, capacity building, and resource mobilization. Furthermore, the report discusses effective communication platforms, such as social media and online campaigns, and the outcomes of UNICEF's programs, focusing on child protection, development, and survival. The conclusion emphasizes UNICEF's role in supporting countries, empowering communities, and promoting equal rights for all children, as well as the importance of their commitment to children's rights through action.

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Table of Contents
1. Vision and vision of UNICEF............................................................................................1
2. Duties of UNICEF..............................................................................................................1
3. Responsibilities of UNICEF...............................................................................................1
4. Effectual communication platforms for engaging..............................................................2
5. Outcomes of the programme..............................................................................................2
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................2
References........................................................................................................................................4

1. Vision and vision of UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is UN agency that is liable for rendering
developmental along with humanitarian assistance to children worldwide. The firm have their
presence in around 192 countries as well as territories (Clark and et. al, 2020). UNICEF is
entirely dependent on private donors and governments for delivering their services. They are
governed by executive board that comprises of 36 members and formulates approved programs,
oversees administrative, approves programs and makes financial plans.
Mission statement: General Assembly of United Nations has made UNICEF mandatory
for advocating protection of rights of children that will aid within accomplishment of basic needs
as well as expand opportunities for reaching complete potential.
Vision statement: United Nation is accountable for delivering National Development
Plan in which emphasis will be laid on inclusion & equity, recovery & peace, sustainable growth
and population.
The values of UNICEF comprises of diversity and inclusion which implies that all the
individuals will be treated in same manner. The firm is accountable for showing sensitivity and
respect towards religious and cultural differences, biases & intolerance within the working
premises, challenge prejudice as well as inspire diversity whenever it is possible. They mobilizes
material resources which aids developing countries that make sure call for children and develop
capacity for formulation of policies along with delivering services for them as well as their
families. UNICEF ensures to render special protection to those who are victims of disasters,
wars, poverty, with disabilities and any kind of violence. UNICEF performs various other
functions. As the sole agency for children, it speaks on behalf of children and upholds the
Convention on the Rights of the Child and works for its implementation (Hromi-Fiedler and et.
al, 2020).
2. Duties of UNICEF
 Managing and leading Child Protection AoR at sub-national and national levels.
 Facilitate development of strategies and response plan.
 Support applications of relevant technical standards.
3. Responsibilities of UNICEF
 Information management & reporting
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 Developing technical capacities
 Advocating and making sure mobilization of peculiar resources.
4. Effectual communication platforms for engaging
 Social media
 Email marketing
 Paid ads
 Online campaigns
5. Outcomes of the programme
UNICEF lays emphasis on that protection, development and survival of children must be
universal development which has to be integral with human progress. Firm works in toughest
places across the world for reaching disadvantaged children, save their lives, defend them and
aid them to reach their potential (Manyozo and et. al, 2020). The efforts that are being made by
UNICEF are huge and this is the reason that they work for each child and each day for making
world a better place to live. They provide funds to train personnel and sanitation of different
human resources. In addition to this, UNICEF Assist government within planning, development
and extend community dependent services in distinct fields. Furthermore, they give their best
efforts to fight with diseases like malaria, skin diseases, T.B, etc.
Coordination is conducted at different levels that are formulated for monitoring child
protection and there has to be a coordination for ensuring that there is alignment between what is
said as well as delivered. Furthermore, UNICEF undertake child protection monitoring according
to benchmarks and standards that are detailed within CCCs. Along with this, request for
information from SRSG-CAAC is being made and here, data can be attained from offices that
are non-MRM countries (Zia and et. al, 2020). This is attained at early stages and have a special
briefing. The results that are attained by the steps carried out by UNICEF are specified beneath:
 Working groups are formulated that involves Mental Health & Psychological support,
Dignity Kits and MHPSS as per requirements.
 Donor meetings are conducted and the associations have been developed that involves
PSEA network meetings.
 UNICEF has requested EHCT (Emergency Humanitarian Country Team).
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Conclusion
From above, it can be concluded that UNICEF renders support to countries for generation
of evidences with respect to how as well as where effectual investments can be made for
children. There is huge demand to utilise critical services for vulnerable children which
comprises of different communities and girls. It is liable for promoting optimised as well as
equitable and well-being practices. UNICEF facilitate various forms for engagement for
empowering boys and girls along with communities for having sustained change. They assist
most disadvantaged children along with countries who are in need of priority. They render
cooperation that is free of any kind of discrimination as well as non-partisan. UNICEF promotes
equal rights to different people and render full participation within development of communities.
The firm have formulated road map for realisation of rights related with each child and translates
their commitment into actions that are favourable for children's rights.
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References
Books & Journals
Clark, H. and et. al, 2020. A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet
Commission. The Lancet, 395(10224), pp.605-658.
Hromi-Fiedler, A.J. And et. al, 2020. Development and Testing of Responsive Feeding
Counseling Cards to Strengthen the UNICEF Infant and Young Child Feeding
Counseling Package. Current developments in nutrition, 4(9), p.nzaa117.
Manyozo, L. and et. al, 2020. Towards horizontal capacity building: UNICEF Malawi’s C4D
Learning Labs. Communication for Development: An evaluation framework in action,
p.89.
Zia, N. and et. al, 2020. Adaptation and validation of UNICEF/Washington group child
functioning module at the Iganga-Mayuge health and demographic surveillance site in
Uganda. BMC public health, 20(1), pp.1-13.
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