United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Established (1946)

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)—now the United Nations Children’s Fund—was founded in 1946 for the purpose of providing relief to children in countries devastated by World War II. After 1950, it turned to general children’s welfare programs, winning the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1965. Today, it focuses on areas in which relatively small expenditures can have a significant impact. How did its famous “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF” fundraising campaign begin? Discuss

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