Introduction – UNICEF Day is celebrated annually on December 11 to protect the fundamental rights of each child worldwide which works in the toughest places all over the world. The main work of UNICEF is to protect the basic rights of every child in more than 190 countries. The main aim of this international day is to spread awareness about helping the neediest children across the world.

UNICEF stands for United Nations International Children Emergency Fund is one of the agencies of the United Nations that is responsible for providing developmental and humanitarian help to every child across the world. The main activities of UNICEF include increasing childhood and maternal nutrition, providing immunizations and disease prevention, administering treatment for children and mothers with HIV, promoting education, improving sanitation, offering emergency relief in response to disasters, and many more.

History – The United Nations established the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency or immediate relief for mothers and children who were affected by World War II. Later, UNICEF was expanded in the year 1950 to deal with women’s and children’s problems for a long time, especially in developing countries. This organization became a permanent part of the United Nations system in the year 1953 and the name was shortened or reduced to the United Nations Children’s Fund however it retains the original acronym.

Significance – UNICEF Day plays an important role in spreading awareness about helping needy or poor children worldwide. The main responsibility of UNICEF is to concentrate on providing basic facilities such as education, health, nutrition, and the general welfare of children. The main aim of this global day is to prevent hunger violations against the fundamental rights of each child. In the past, UNICEF also worked for those children whose parents died during the Covid-19 pandemic across the world. Presently, UNICEF mainly works to protect the fundamental rights of children in more than 190 countries worldwide.