UNICEF’s work
UNICEF – the United Nations Children’s Fund - is the world’s leading organisation working specifically with children.
UNICEF exists to protect the world’s children whenever and wherever they are at risk. It doesn’t matter what the cause – whether it’s disease, abuse, poverty or war – our priorities stay the same: children’s health, education, protection and equal consideration. Although a global UN agency, we are not funded by the UN and depend entirely upon charitable donations and grants. Despite the successes achieved in the last 60 years of our work, 29,000 children still die every day from preventable causes. UNICEF and partners can change this, but to do so we need your help.
The goals of UNICEF’s work include making sure every child has water that is clean and safe to drink – and the chance to go to school. We raise funds to ensure children are fed and cared for if their country is struck by drought or another emergency, and to make children safer, inside and outside the home. We work to protect children against diseases such as measles, malaria and HIV/AIDS and we train nurses, doctors and health workers to do so as well. We do this not only in times of emergency, but every day through long-term development work. UNICEF and its partners are currently working for children in 155 countries, areas and territories.
UNICEF exists to protect children. But to do this we need other people’s help.
By supporting Soccer Aid you are helping UNICEF and its partners work for children in the following areas:
UNICEF works through local staff in the field and with many carefully selected partner organisations. We also work alongside governments, communities and families – but we always put children at the centre of what we do.
