working to improve health safety education and gender equality around the
education and gender equality around the
education and gender equality around the world UNICEF is an internationally
world UNICEF is an internationally
world UNICEF is an internationally recognized organization that is run
recognized organization that is run
recognized organization that is run solely on voluntary donations hi I’m
solely on voluntary donations hi I’m
solely on voluntary donations hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re learning
watchmojo.com and today we’re learning
watchmojo.com and today we’re learning more about this humanitarian group and
more about this humanitarian group and
more about this humanitarian group and why we should help can you miss a bit of
why we should help can you miss a bit of
why we should help can you miss a bit of the history of UNICEF UNICEF is the
the history of UNICEF UNICEF is the
the history of UNICEF UNICEF is the United international children emergency
United international children emergency
United international children emergency fund and it started in 1946 just after
fund and it started in 1946 just after
fund and it started in 1946 just after the Second World War to help the
the Second World War to help the
the Second World War to help the children that were affected by the
children that were affected by the
children that were affected by the Second World War so to help reconstruct
Second World War so to help reconstruct
Second World War so to help reconstruct and give them shelter food etc we have
and give them shelter food etc we have
and give them shelter food etc we have four priorities that are health
four priorities that are health
four priorities that are health education protection and equality health
education protection and equality health
education protection and equality health it’s all the immunization programs
it’s all the immunization programs
it’s all the immunization programs hiv/aids as well malaria for education
hiv/aids as well malaria for education
hiv/aids as well malaria for education of course giving quality education to
of course giving quality education to
of course giving quality education to girls and boys equality and protection
girls and boys equality and protection
girls and boys equality and protection protection mainly for children that are
protection mainly for children that are
protection mainly for children that are affected by conflicts and equality for
affected by conflicts and equality for
affected by conflicts and equality for getting chances to girls and boys and
getting chances to girls and boys and
getting chances to girls and boys and also to protect children that our use as
also to protect children that our use as
also to protect children that our use as slaves so today our that are working in
slaves so today our that are working in
slaves so today our that are working in the sex industry what do you do to try
the sex industry what do you do to try
the sex industry what do you do to try to reach that goal we have different
to reach that goal we have different
to reach that goal we have different programs we are present in 156 countries
programs we are present in 156 countries
programs we are present in 156 countries and territories at this time so we are
and territories at this time so we are
and territories at this time so we are working on emergency situations like
working on emergency situations like
working on emergency situations like tsunamis or floods so because we are in
tsunamis or floods so because we are in
tsunamis or floods so because we are in 156 countries we are already on the
156 countries we are already on the
156 countries we are already on the field when those tragedies happen it
field when those tragedies happen it
field when those tragedies happen it seems like a silly question but why help
seems like a silly question but why help
seems like a silly question but why help well we need to make an effort here in
well we need to make an effort here in
well we need to make an effort here in the rich countries to help the countries
the rich countries to help the countries
the rich countries to help the countries that are not as lucky as we are because
that are not as lucky as we are because
that are not as lucky as we are because there is nine point seven million
there is nine point seven million
there is nine point seven million children dying every year from
children dying every year from
children dying every year from preventable diseases that we are not
preventable diseases that we are not
preventable diseases that we are not dying from anymore in the rich countries
dying from anymore in the rich countries
dying from anymore in the rich countries and ten million kids a year is
and ten million kids a year is
and ten million kids a year is unacceptable for it
unacceptable for it
unacceptable for it wealth that there is in this world where
wealth that there is in this world where
wealth that there is in this world where does UNICEF get the majority of their
does UNICEF get the majority of their
does UNICEF get the majority of their funding we are not getting any funding
funding we are not getting any funding
funding we are not getting any funding from the United Nations sometimes people
from the United Nations sometimes people
from the United Nations sometimes people think that we are untrue entirely funded
think that we are untrue entirely funded
think that we are untrue entirely funded by individual corporations and
by individual corporations and
by individual corporations and government contribution what are some
government contribution what are some
government contribution what are some specific projects around the world that
specific projects around the world that
specific projects around the world that UNICEF is involved in right now HIV and
UNICEF is involved in right now HIV and
UNICEF is involved in right now HIV and AIDS is still a very important public
AIDS is still a very important public
AIDS is still a very important public health issue at this point there is 15
health issue at this point there is 15
health issue at this point there is 15 million children orphaned by AIDS in the
million children orphaned by AIDS in the
million children orphaned by AIDS in the world education of course is a huge
world education of course is a huge
world education of course is a huge priority for UNICEF giving education to
priority for UNICEF giving education to
priority for UNICEF giving education to a girl is making sure that this future
a girl is making sure that this future
a girl is making sure that this future women will be able to protect his own
women will be able to protect his own
women will be able to protect his own children from diseases will help for
children from diseases will help for
children from diseases will help for nutrition etc and again in emergency
nutrition etc and again in emergency
nutrition etc and again in emergency situation we are working a lot in
situation we are working a lot in
situation we are working a lot in refugee camps in Darfur for example
refugee camps in Darfur for example
refugee camps in Darfur for example right now in Kenya as well I think
right now in Kenya as well I think
right now in Kenya as well I think UNICEF is probably best known for the
UNICEF is probably best known for the
UNICEF is probably best known for the orange boxes at Halloween how else can
orange boxes at Halloween how else can
orange boxes at Halloween how else can we help the orange box started in 1952
we help the orange box started in 1952
we help the orange box started in 1952 so at the 15th anniversary of the orange
so at the 15th anniversary of the orange
so at the 15th anniversary of the orange box we thought maybe it’s time to
box we thought maybe it’s time to
box we thought maybe it’s time to modernize a little bit the Halloween
modernize a little bit the Halloween
modernize a little bit the Halloween campaign right now we are in our spread
campaign right now we are in our spread
campaign right now we are in our spread the net campaign which is aimed for
the net campaign which is aimed for
the net campaign which is aimed for malaria in Rwanda and Liberia and we
malaria in Rwanda and Liberia and we
malaria in Rwanda and Liberia and we want to send bed nets to stop the spread
want to send bed nets to stop the spread
want to send bed nets to stop the spread of malaria because malaria is the first
of malaria because malaria is the first
of malaria because malaria is the first cause of death in Africa for children
cause of death in Africa for children
cause of death in Africa for children under five one net cost $10 so again
under five one net cost $10 so again
under five one net cost $10 so again kids can raise money
kids can raise money
kids can raise money everyone can raise money actually and go
everyone can raise money actually and go
everyone can raise money actually and go on spread the net dot or to buy nets
on spread the net dot or to buy nets
on spread the net dot or to buy nets thank you very much thank you
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