UN System Documentation

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)