There are UNICEF National Committees in 34 countries worldwide,[1] each established as an independent local non-governmental organization. Serving as the public face and dedicated voice of UNICEF, the National Committees raise funds from the private sector, promote children's rights, and secure worldwide visibility for children threatened by poverty, disasters, armed conflict, abuse and exploitation.

UNICEF is funded exclusively by voluntary contributions, and the National Committees collectively raise around one-third of UNICEF's annual income. This comes through contributions from corporations, civil society organizations and more than 6 million individual donors worldwide. They also rally many different partners – including the media, national and local government officials, NGOs, specialists such as doctors and lawyers, corporations, schools, young people and the general public – on issues related to children’s rights.

Countries

The following countries are home to UNICEF national committees.

  • Andorra UNICEF Committee for Andorra (French: UNICEF Comitè d'Andorra)
  • Australia UNICEF Australia
  • Austria UNICEF Austria (German: UNICEF Österreich)
  • Belgium UNICEF Belgium
  • Canada UNICEF Canada
  • Czech Republic Czech Committee for UNICEF (Czech: Český výbor pro UNICEF)
  • Denmark UNICEF Denmark (Danish: UNICEF Danmark)
  • Finland UNICEF Finland (Finnish: Suomen UNICEF)
  • France UNICEF France
  • Germany UNICEF Germany (German: UNICEF Deutschland)
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (Chinese: 聯合國兒童基金香港委員會)
  • Hungary UNICEF Hungary
  • Iceland UNICEF Iceland (Icelandic: UNICEF Ísland)
  • Republic of Ireland UNICEF Ireland
  • Israel Israeli Fund for UNICEF (Hebrew: יוניסף ישראל)
  • Italy UNICEF Italy (Italian: Comitato Italiano per l'UNICEF Onlus)
  • Japan UNICEF Japan
  • South Korea Korean Committee for UNICEF
  • Lithuania Lithuanian National Committee for UNICEF
  • Liechtenstein Liechtenstein National Committee for UNICEF
  • Luxembourg UNICEF Luxembourg
  • Netherlands UNICEF the Netherlands
  • New Zealand UNICEF New Zealand
  • Norway UNICEF Norway (Norwegian: UNICEF Norge)
  • Poland UNICEF Poland (Polish: UNICEF Polska)
  • Portugal UNICEF Portugal
  • Slovakia UNICEF Slovakia (Slovak: SV pre UNICEF)
  • Slovenia UNICEF Slovenia (Slovene: UNICEF Slovenija)
  • Spain UNICEF Spain (Spanish: UNICEF Comité Español)
  • Sweden UNCEF Sweden (Swedish: UNICEF Sverige)
  • Switzerland UNICEF Switzerland
  • Turkey UNICEF Turkey (Turkish: UNICEF Türkiye Milli Komitesi)
  • United Kingdom UNICEF UK
  • United States U.S. Fund for UNICEF

References

  1. "UNICEF National Committees". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

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