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UNICEF

US/ˈju.niˌsɛf/

UNICEF proper noun: an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

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Proper noun (1)

UNICEF

  1. An agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
    • The UNICEF was established in December 1946 by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. […] To present an adequate picture of the problem which the Committee on Foreign Affairs faced during the Eighty-first Congress in connection with the UNICEF, the background of congressional action in...1951, “Contributions to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)—H. R. 2785”, in Survey of Activities of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives...
    • According to UNICEF, SII’s delivery delays are a major reason why the COVAX rollout is so behind schedule, along with vaccine nationalism, limited production capacity and a lack of funding. COVAX should have already delivered 170 million total doses, UNICEF said.2021 May 25, Julia Hollingsworth, “The world’s biggest vaccine maker is stalling on exports. That’s a problem for the planet’s most vulnerable”, in CNN

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Unicef

Unicef

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) Alternative letter-case form of UNICEF (not used in North America)

UNICEF meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Arabic

UNICEF in Hindi

United Nations agency
यूनिसेफ़ yūnisef

UNICEF in Urdu

United Nations agency
یُونِیسِف yūnīsif

UNICEF in Arabic

United Nations agency
يونيسيف yúnisef, yunisēf

Forms of UNICEF

alternative Australia New Zealand UKUnicef
alternative formU.N.I.C.E.F.

Origin of UNICEF

Acronym of its original name, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Now officially United Nations Children's Fund.

Questions about UNICEF

What does UNICEF mean?
UNICEF means an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
What is UNICEF in Hindi?
UNICEF in Hindi is यूनिसेफ़ (yūnisef). See UNICEF meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is UNICEF?
UNICEF is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce UNICEF?
UNICEF is pronounced /ˈju.niˌsɛf/ (US).

Words near UNICEF in the dictionary

  1. unicastings
  2. unicasts
  3. unicate
  4. unicates
  5. uniced
  6. UNICEF
  7. unicell
  8. unicellate
  9. unicelled
  10. unicells
  11. unicellular

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