United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF is headquartered in New York, but a large part of the activities take part in the regional offices and the country offices supported by national committees.

Activities

UNICEF has its principal focus on long-term programmes for improving the conditions for children in developing countries. This includes

• health
• basic education
• food
• sanitation
• water supply.

Emergency situations

UNICEF also takes part in emergency and reconstruction aid. Operations in conflict and civil war areas have intensified the cooperation with a number of UN, non-governmental organizations and national governments.

Opinion-building

An important part of the work is opinion-building. UNICEF is financed almost exclusively by voluntary contributions from the UN member states and from private donors.

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As part of opinion-building and to provide inform about conditions for the world's children, UNICEF publishes a vast amount of information material, reports and books, some of which is directed to children.

The UNICEF website provides background information, news, statistics, full text documents and reports:

• The Executive Board of UNICEF submits an annual report to the ECOSOC in the documentary series Economic and Social Council Official Records. Supplement No. 14. It provides a summary of UNICEF's programme and activities with references to relevant documents and reports.
• UNICEF and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• UNICEF data.
• UNICEF data and the Sustainable Goals (SDGs).

Publications and reports

UNICEF publications and reports:

• The State of the World's Children, an annual report with comprehensive analysis of global trends affecting children.
• UNICEF Annual Report.
• Humanitarian Action for Children highlights the situation of children and women across countries.

UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1965.