United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF provides funds for the following Medair country programmes:
- Southern Sudan
- Sudan (Northern States)
- Uganda
About UNICEF
UNICEF has five focus areas:
- Young child survival and development
UNICEF works with governments, national and international agencies, and civil society to support effective and essential actions at each phase of the life cycle of the child, including in pregnancy, early childhood, preschool and school-going years, and in adolescence.
- Basic education and gender equity
UNICEF works tirelessly to ensure that every child – regardless of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background or circumstances – has access to a quality education. It focuses on gender equality and work towards eliminating disparities of all kinds. Its innovative programmes and initiatives target the world’s most disadvantaged children: the excluded, the vulnerable and the invisible.
- HIV/AIDS and children
The four Ps guide UNICEF's response for children: (1) Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (2) Providing paediatric treatment (3) Preventing infection among adolescents and young people and (4) Protecting and supporting children affected by AIDS.
UNICEF also provides support to healthcare delivery systems in resource-constrained areas and the management of HIV supplies needed by children and their parents.
- Child protection
UNICEF advocates and supports the creation of a protective environment for children in partnership with governments, national and international partners including the private sector, and civil society. National child protection systems, protective social practices and children’s own empowerment coupled with good oversight and monitoring are among the elements of a protective environment and enable countries, communities and families to prevent and respond to violence, exploitation and abuse.
- Policy advocacy and partnerships for children's rights
Policy analysis is an essential aspect of UNICEF’s work with governments, law-makers, the media, civil society and international organisations on behalf of children and women. By analysing economic, social and legal policies, UNICEF can better understand the circumstances and forces that affect the well-being of children and women around the world.
Note: Most Information for this page was sourced from UNICEF’s website at: www.unicef.org.
