UNICEF
pronunciation
How to pronounce UNICEF in British English:
UK [ˈju:nɪsef]
How to pronounce UNICEF in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
Word Origin
- UNICEF
- by 1948, acronym from United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, which was created in 1946 (the name was changed 1953 to United Nations Children's Fund but the acronym endured).
Example
- 1. In later life she became a goodwill ambassador for unicef .
- 2. Female genital mutilation is all over the websites of unicef and the world health organisation .
- 3. With support from unicef and the world health organization , however , it spread remarkably fast .
- 4. In one case unicef paid a $ 2 00000 fee to the state water company to turn on a tap .
- 5. As the lancet and unicef both make clear , dealing with hunger hardly requires a doctorate in the biochemistry of the human body .