UNICEF

[ yoo-nuh-sef ]

/ ˈyu nəˌsɛf /

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noun

United Nations Children's Fund: an agency, created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, concerned with improving the health and nutrition of children and mothers throughout the world; Nobel Peace Prize 1965.

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Origin of UNICEF

U(nited) N(ations) I(nternational) C(hildren's) E(mergency) F(und) (an earlier official name)

Words nearby UNICEF

Uniat, Uniate, uniaxial, unibrow, unicameral, UNICEF, unicellular, unicellulate, Unicode, unicolor, unicolour

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How to use UNICEF in a sentence

UNICEF estimates that at least 3,700 children have lost one or both parents to Ebola in the three affected countries.
The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola|Sarah Crowe|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sarah Crowe is the chief of crisis communications for UNICEF, based in New York.
The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola|Sarah Crowe|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During August and September, UNICEF had helped 700 children find a parent or extended family or placed a child in foster care.
The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola|Sarah Crowe|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She picked up a corner of a cyan-blue UNICEF sticker and stuck it over her mouth.
The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola|Sarah Crowe|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

WITW: You work with a lot of charities like Born Free Africa, GlobalGiving, and UNICEF.
Q&A With Designer Rachel Roy|Cynthia Allum|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for UNICEF

UNICEF

/ (ˈjuːnɪˌsɛf) /

n acronym for

United Nations Children's Fund (formerly, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund): an agency of the United Nations that administers programmes to aid education and child and maternal health in developing countries

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