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INTRODUCTION
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United
Nations (UN) programme headquartered in New York City.
It provides humanitarian and developmental assistance
to children and mothers in developing countries. It is a
member of the United Nations Development Group.
The United Nations International Children's Emergency
Fund was created by the United Nations General
Assembly on 11 December 1946, to provide emergency food
and healthcare to children in countries that had been
devastated by World War II.
CONTD
UNICEF has been working in India since 1949. The largest
UN organisation in the country, UNICEF is fully committed
to work with the Government of India to ensure that each
child born in this vast and complex country gets the best
start in life, thrives and develops to his or her full potential.
UNICEF uses its community-level knowledge to develop
innovative interventions to ensure that women and
children are able to access basic services such as clean
water, health visitors and educational facilities, and that
these services are of high quality. At the same time,
UNICEF reaches out directly to families to help them to
understand what they must do to ensure their children
thrive
CONTRIBUTIONS OF UNICEF
Decade of 1949-1959
Milk Feeding Programme Partition takes its toll; soon after
Independence the Government of India launched a milk-
feeding programme for refugee children for which UNICEF
assisted the government.
The White Revolution
In 1954, UNICEF signed an agreement with the
Government of India to fund the Aarey and Anand milk
processing plants. In return free and subsidized milk would
be provided to needy children in the area.
UNICEFS Assistance to Establish
Medical Plants
UNICEF provided equipment
and technical assistance.
Indias first DDT Plant
Established 1954- Indias first
DDT plant set up to supply
National Malaria Eradication
Programme launched by the
Government of India. Plant
is set up with the equipment
provided by UNICEF.
Decade of 1960-1970
Pre-vocational Training for Children 1963
Pilot project on prevocational training for children
who had completed 5 years of primary education
launched. The Government decides to experiment and
strengthen this programme in 40 training centres.
Water Supply Schemes
In 1963 Water Supply Schemes in India got a boost
with UNICEF entry. Assistance in the form of
hardware material, equipment and transport,
benefited around 50,000 rural populations in selected
states, as a part of the health plan.
 Science Teaching
In early 1960s the Government of India and UNICEF sign an
agreement for reorganisation and expansion of science
teaching in the schools of India. Emphasis is on teaching
through demonstration kits rather than through chalk and
talk method. NCERT, UNESCO and UNICEF work
together.
Blind Children
Governments efforts for training the blind supported by
UNICEF , initially in the form of equipment. The aim is to
increase the enrollment of blind children in regular
schools.
Bihar Drought
The Indian Government was assisted by UNICEF and
numerous NGOs in the relief operations. Around 60
million people were suffering from acute food and water
shortages.
Decade of 1970-1980
EPR-The Super Emergency 1971-72
Government of India and UNICEF swing into action
almost simultaneously, to face the unimagined emergency
that put the life of millions of innocent children of the
fleeing refugee families from East Pakistan at risk.
Education in Food & Nutrition
In 1971 Indian Council of Agricultural Research in
cooperation with UNICEF and FAO initiates a programme
of Higher education in Food and Nutrition. The attempt
is to have an indirect but long-term impact on the
nutritional status of children and women in rural areas
 The Integrated Child Development
Services (ICDS)
Integrated Basic Services Approach Ministry of Social
Welfare and UNICEF sign a master plan of operation to
improve the physical, social and psychological
development of the most vulnerable and needy groups of
children and their mothers.
Oral Rehydration Therapy
In 1978 the governments efforts
to reduce infant and child
mortality due to diarrheal
diseases supported by UNICEF
for the production of new
revolutionary solution-oral
Rehydration therapy. 1986-ORT
became a fully- fledged national
programme.
 The Water Revolution
During the 1970s UNICEF became a key partner with
the Government of India in the worlds largest rural
water supply programme.UNICEF brought drilling rigs
to India which could drill boreholes in hard rock. The
Government supplied hand pumps. A problem arose.
The hand pumps, designed for single family use, were
not up to the wear and tear of use by a community of
500 or more people. India needed a strong, locally
manufactured hand pump which could be easily
maintained. This need led to the developmentof the
India Mark II, now the worlds most famous hand
pump.
Decade of 1980-1990
National Missions
In 1986 the Government of India launches six national missions or
mass campaigns of which UNICEF collaborates on the National
Mission on Immunization, the National Mission for Drinking
Water and the National Literacy Mission.
Eradicating Guinea Worm
In early 1980s nearly 40,000 Indians suffered
from an agonising disease caused by guinea
worms - parasites which grow to more than a
metre in length, leaving their hosts bed-ridden
and often destitute.India launched the worlds
first National Guinea Worm Eradication
Programme with UNICEF assistance.
 Immunizing Indias Children
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, India
started working towards universal child immunization. With
around twenty-four million newborns a year the task was
enormous.In 1985, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi committed
India to universal child immunization by 1990, as a living
memorial to his mother. His Government launched six national
missions. UNICEF collaborated closely on three, including the
National Mission on Immunization.
Decade of 1990-2000
West Bengal Sanitation Programme
Started in 1991, the successful West Bengal Sanitation
Programme is now serving as a global model for developing
countries. The programme, which began in the Midnapur
district, has demonstrated that remarkable improvements
are possible in household toilet coverage through a
decentralized, community-based system.
 Mahila Samakhya
Mahila Samakhya were launched in 1989 by the
Government of India in the states of Uttar Pradesh,
Gujarat and Karnataka. Today, Mahila Samakhya is
active in 12,000 villages, over 60 districts in 9 states
including Bihar, where UNICEF and Mahila Samakhya
have been partners for a long time.
 Adolescence Education Programme
In India 44% of the reported AIDS cases are in the age
group of 15- 29 years. The Department of Education and
the National AIDS Control Organisation in partnership
with UNICEF, UNESCO & UNFPA, launched the
Adolescent Education Programme. Implemented in all
states across the country, the objective of the AEP is to
ensure that all students in classes IX-XI have adequate and
accurate knowledge about HIV in the context of life-skills.
The programme aims to support young peoples right to:17
Know about themselves, their adolescence and their
sexuality
Basic facts on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
protect themselves by developing and reinforcing life-skills
Knowledge to dispel myths and clarify misconceptions
 Joyful Learning
Non-interactive, chalk and talk methods used in
classrooms end up producing children able to replicate
but not create knowledge. In the last 14 years, joyful
learning has emerged as a powerful concept to change
the way we manage schools and classrooms.
 Iodine Deficiency Disorder
Since the 1990s, the Government
of India, UNICEF, other UN
agencies and NGOs have been
working together for the
promotion of Iodised salt as the
best way of preventing Iodine
Deficiencies Disorders. Today in
India, more than 14 million out
of the 26 million newborns are
protected against brain damage
due to iodine deficiency
 The Bal Adhikar Initiative

Uttar Pradesh accounts for an estimated 20% of the

countrys working children. In 2000, UNICEF in
cooperation with IKEA set up the Bal Adhikar Initiative in
the carpet belt of the state where children account for more
than a fifth of the workforce. The project was set up in 200
villages of the carpet-intensive Jaunpur, Bhadohi and
Mirzapur districts. It now covers 500 villages and
addresses:
The denial of childrens rights to education
The protection of children from exploitation and abuse.
Using this successful model, the long-term goal is an
increase in the number and scale of community-centred
approaches for the prevention of child labour by the
government.
 Republic Day 2001 Gujarat Earthquake

On 26th January 2001 Gujarat was hit by a devastating

earthquake.An estimated 13,000 people were killed, about
200,000 injured and more than a million homes destroyed.
12,000 schools were damaged or destroyed. At the request
of the Government, UNICEF responded to the needs of
women and children by supporting the revitalisation of
health,water, nutrition, education, sanitation and child
protection services.Many agencies worked together with
the Government of Gujarat to bring relief to the area.
UNICEF took the lead in inter-agency coordination for
education. UNICEF assisted in
setting up more than 2,000 temporary schools.
construction of 169 schools with over 600 classrooms.
training teachers in modern teaching practices.
 The Tsunami
The tsunami, which struck on December 26th 2004, killed
more than 12,400 in India: three quarters were women and
children. The worst damage was sustained in Tamil Nadu
and Andaman and Nicobar.The Government of India,
UNICEF-under its Build Back better programme,and
other UN agencies responded very well to the tsunami in
the immediate relief phase as well as in the two years
following the disaster.
ONGOING PROGRAMMES
UNICEF's Present ongoing Programmes in India
Health
Nutrition
Water Environment & Sanitation
HIV/AIDS
Education
Child Protection
 Health
UNICEF is working closely with National Rural Health
Mission programs such as Janani Suraksha Yojna to
encourage women to have institutional deliveries. UNICEF
follows the continuum of care approach to ensure that both
mother and newborn receive necessary services.

Nutrition
UNICEF supports iron supplementation for adolescent
girls andVitamin A supplementation for children. It
encourages the universal use of adequately iodized salt by
educating the general population andcollaborating with
the salt industry.
 Water, Environment and Sanitation
UNICEFs long standing support for improving water supply,
sanitation and hygiene stems from a firm conviction and based
on sound evidence that these are central to ensuring the rights of
children. In fact, it is essential for children to survive, grow and
develop into healthy and fulfilled citizens of the world. In the
broader context, UNICEFs activities in Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene (WASH) contribute to the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals.
HIV / AIDS
UNICEF collaborates with the
Government of India and other partners in four key areas we call
the 4 Ps:
1 Primary prevention
2 Prevention of parent-to-child transmission (PPTCT)
3 Paediatric HIV/AIDS
4 Protection, care and support for affected children
 Education & Child Protection

UNICEF is guided in its emergency response by its Core

Commitments for Children in Emergencies, which builds
on our experience in recent crises and outlines our initial
response and timeframe for response. It states the core
responses at all levels of the organisation. UNICEF works in
collaboration with local and international partners,
including governments, UN agencies, and civil society.
These partnerships are crucial to ensuring comprehensive
and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance.
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