Characteristics Of UNICEF

What makes a good leader? Is it determination, gumption, or optimism? Or kindness, generosity, and spirit? When we are missing a good leader, we must consider this question if we want to have an organized society with good morals. So, ever since Angelina Jolie’s retirement, UNICEF is looking for a new goodwill ambassador. UNICEF is a program of the United Nations that offers humanitarian aid to children in need. Which is why, out of all candidates, Eleanor Roosevelt would be the best one. All others may seem like promising choices, but really lack the qualities for this position. Most are simply authors, and although some are leaders, they just have not dealt with the same matters as UNICEF. Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady of the United

She was constantly participating in fundraisers, traveling across the Earth, writing her own newspaper column, teaching disabled children, and doing other work for “the rest of the world”. And as the First Lady, she constantly urged F.D Roosevelt to “take the harder path” so that he could make the right choices as president . One especially good example of her tenaciousness is when Franklin Roosevelt contracted polio in 1921. His advisors encouraged him to leave behind politics and live a comfortable life in the countryside. But Eleanor Roosevelt protested this. She argued about how he should not live the rest of his life like a sick person. Her reasoning caused Franklin to side with her, and focus on recovering and returning to politics. Such a determined mindset would greatly benefit UNICEF. If she is able to stand up and argue for what is right and what she believes, she could help fight against some of the world’s biggest, most confusing problems. Another example is when she created a resolution to give people from World War II the freedom to not return to their homelands. In her speech she exclaimed that “We must consider first the rights of man and what makes men more free— not governments, but man!” Pg 96 She pushed through to protect the rights of people she didn’t even know. Even though she must have been fighting a hard battle;”The Russians angrily objected…” she was able to let her idea pass. Perseverance is key if one wants to be an ambassador of UNICEF, and so Eleanor Roosevelt would make the best candidate. Finally, even after retiring from her job at the United Nations, she still continued to work hard. “She continued to write her newspaper column “My Day”, and to appear on television. We still began working at seven thirty in the morning and often continued until well past midnight. Not only did she write and speak, she taught retarded children and raised