United States Fund for Unicef

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Feb 11, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.0

Gross Receipts

$313,343,388

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Grants to UNICEF and Other Non-Government Organizations: The Board of Directors of the US Fund for UNICEF has authorized grants to the United Nations Childrens Fund and other Non-Government Organization assisted projects from contributions and in-kind gifts received by the USF. These grants were used by UNICEF and other NGOs in more than 150 countries and territories solely for those assistance projects approved by the board of directors. UNICEF HIV/AIDS projects included preventing HIV infection in young people, mother to child transmission and protection, care and support for orphans and children in families made vulnerable by HIV AIDS. UNICEF childhood immunization work included projects to prevent measles, polio, tuberculosis and maternal and neonatal tetanus in impoverished areas. UNICEF girls education projects included those designed to increase the number of girls in school in countries where girls lag behind boys in enrollment, training female teachers, improving girls safety, providing appropriate girls facilities and promoting curriculums and learning environments that are free of gender bias. UNICEF nutiritional projects were implemented that focused on proper nourishment for both children and mothers that included proving Vitamin A supplements to strenthen immune systems and preventing iodine deficiency which can cause brain damage and physical retardation. UNICEF and USF also assisted a number of emergency situations by prviding clean water, medical supplies, basic health services, educational and recreational supplies. USF suported UNICEF's Global Polio Eradication Initiative activities by piloting the introduction of oral cholera vaccines in emergency settings; scaling up routing immunization; support for the Countdown to 2015 fro Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival, and scaling up community approaches to total sanitation. USF also supported UNICEF's Schools for Africa and Asia Initiatives including support for water and sanitation and hygiene interventions in schools, teacher training and school materials and improvements and imrpoving access to quality education.

Activity 3

Advocacy: Through USF's Office of Public Policy and Advocacy in Washington D. C., the USF acts as an advocate for the well being of the world's children. One of the special functions of the Public Policy Office is to advise both the Administration and Congress on the needs of the worlds children. Through the advocacy efforts of USF, the U S Government allocated $125.2 million to UNICEF in 2013. The U S Government funding is provided directly to UNICEF and is not reflected as revenue in Part I.

Filer

EIN

13-1760110