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UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF
1946-1953: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Established by
A/RES/57 (I)
of 11 Dec. 1946
1953-present: UN Children's Fund (kept the acronym UNICEF)
Established by
A/RES/802 (VIII)
of 6 Oct. 1953
Executive Board
Meets three times a year
Document series symbol for working documents
E/ICEF/(year)/--
example:
E/ICEF/2017/19
UN press releases issued under series symbol ICEF/-
Annual Reports
Supplement 14 to the Economic and Social Council Official Records (ESCOR)
Summary of meetings held
Includes decisions of the Executive Board
example:
E/2016/34/Rev.1 - E/ICEF/2016/7/Rev.1
search results for
Report of the Executive Board of UNICEF
The UNICEF Executive Board : An Informal Guide --2020
provides an overview of the history and functioning
UNICEF Annual Report
Highlights major programmes and accomplishments
Summary of financial information
Flagship publication
State of the World's Children
Previously print only
Since 2004, interactive online version with data and statistics
Data
Executive Directors
2022- :
Catherine M. Russell
(United States of America)
Press release SG/A/2082
2018-2021 :
Henrietta H. Fore
(United States of America)
Press release SG/A/1777-BIO/5050-ICEF/1893 [2017]
2010
-
2017
:
Anthony Lake
(United States of America)
Press release SG/A/1226-BIO/4178-ICEF/1874 [2010]
2005-2010:
Ann M. Veneman
(United States of America)
Press release SG/A/905-BIO/3634-ICEF/1865 [2005]
1995-2005:
Carol Bellamy
(United States of America)
Press release SG/A/603-BIO/2950-ICEF/1823 [1995]
1995:
Richard Jolly
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (Acting)
1980-1995:
James P. Grant
(United States of America)
Press release SG/A/225-ICEF/1411-BIO/1594 [1979]
1965-1979:
Henry Richardson Labouisse
(United States of America)
Press release BIO/475 [1967]
1965:
Eric J.R. Heyward
(Australia) (Acting)
1947-1965:
Maurice Pate
(United States of America)
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