UNICEF is an abbreviation which stands for United Nations Children’s Fund. The organization is entitled to the development and ensuring the well-being of children across the entire world. The headquarter of the agency is located in New York City. UNICEF offers assistance regarding development as well as humanitarian for both the children as well as mothers in developing countries (Loewenberg, 2018). Furthermore, the organization is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The operation of the agency traces its history back after World War II when there was the establishment of a body to be responsible for the children emergency fund. The organization funding comes from governments as well as other private donors who feel to contribute …show more content…
Strategic thinking involves analytical decision making for the interest of an organization. In this work the strategic thinking and planning of UNICEF is described (Bryson, 2004). UNICEF is an organization which has enjoyed remarkable success in the development of children and mothers for over 70 years through its strategic thinking. The body has remained in the forefront to help the minors by ensuring that every child is protected from violence, lives in a safe environment, survives, learns, and has an equal chance in life. The organization can facilitate and fund these programs by sanctioning money from governments, individuals, and private agencies to devastated children in countries across the …show more content…
The body has its operations in over one hundred and fifty countries across the world. Its services are not conducted on a temporary basis, but a permanent one with an aim to help children live a better life. Another strength possessed by UNICEF is its capacity of tailoring programs to local situations. The organization uses practical action-oriented approaches to address the emerging problems in different regions of the world (Loewenberg, 2018). Some of the programs include awareness movements to educate people on harmful practices such as FGM. UNICEF also has close working relations with governments. The relationship of the organization with the states is indeed a strength since it can obtain information about the emergence of situations in different countries as well as get funding from partner governments. Other powers possessed by UNICEF include its continued leadership in immunization programs, effective fundraising from multiple donors, have an excellent brand image across the world and is an outstanding opinion leader in the world in matters concerning the well-being of
The creators of this charity where where also very great people building this charity they where Albion Giordano, John Melia, Jim Melia, CEO Steven Nardizzi. Albion
Currently, the nonprofit helps and serves 92, 351 military veterans and 20,238 military family members gain access to four programs, mind, body, economic empowerment and encouragement. (Who We Serve, 2916) Weakness: Documents have shown that only 60% of the funds that have been donated have been used on the veterans in need. This means that 40% of the nonprofit’s fund have been misallocated and used on executive’s salaries, company conferences, travel expenses and luxury amenities.
One example is a large non-governmental organization by the name of Medecins Sans Frontieres. The organization is one that delivers medical aid to different countries. They have helped over seventy countries total. Medecins Sans Frontieres wanted to open a feeding center for Ethiopia but were rejected by Ethiopian authorities. Kelala, a region in Ethiopia had more than six thousand children suffering from serious malnutrition.
Children with possible bright futures are dragged into the mess of sweatshops which leads them to a poor future and poor health. Causes of this poor health is mostly from being abused from little things like talking
The UN and governments must adopt and enforce laws and policies that allow all women to control their fertility, their health and their lives. International human-rights norms recognize that reproductive rights violations often stem from, as well as reinforce, discrimination, poverty and violence. International human-rights treaties make clear that
In 1993, film-makers David Wilson and Bill Leeson while on an assignment in former Yugoslavia saw fist hand how the lives of children were torn apart by war. When they returned home they tried to get help for these children but were supposed by politician’s apathy towards the conflicts occurring on their European doorstep. While the politicians did nothing they decided to act themselves and this led them to found War Child. The organization’s main goal is to provide safe and healthy environment for children in countries being affected by war. War Child tries to get donations from its audience by appealing to them a few different ways like telling the tragic tales of some of the children they’ve helped.
It’s a known organization that helps abused children, providing mainly pathos appealing to the audience. It tells you what to report, and what will take place once they report abuse. This source is useful by providing solutions that those who are looking to help abused children
In 1853, a young minister named Charles Loring Brace became very concerned with this amount of homeless children living on the streets, so he founded the Children’s Aid Society. The Children’s Aid Society is a private, child welfare nonprofit in New York City. Brace and his team attempted
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To initiate, the implementation of gender equality laws will help conclude unequal treatment towards women and create opportunities for women to refuse unsafe work and treatments. Also, without the right to make individual choices for body, women 's prosperity, well-being, and potential in society are restricted and gender inequality is therefore perpetuated. According to the academic article, Sexual Health’s Women’s Rights, “120 million girls worldwide have experienced forced intercourse” (Ngcuka) activities against their own individual soul. Many women are suffering from forced physical and sexual violence because of the limited laws and regulations that allow women to refuse unsafe treatments and practices. According to reports, the “ 32
Our group has decided to volunteer with Feed My Starving Children(FMSC) which was founded in 1987. Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Christian non-profit organization that provides nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. Its mission is to feed God’s starving children in different countries who are hungry in body and spirit. Their process is simple. Donations from people fund the meal ingredients and volunteers hand-pack the meals.
The Children’s Defense Fund (2015) is set out to “ensure a level playing field for all children. We champion policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education and a moral and spiritual foundation” (para. 4). The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) has awarded scholarship on behalf of students showing academic excellence through its Beat the Odds program. Beat the Odds recognizes students that are faced with hardships and otherwise would never be able to afford or attend a higher educational institution.
With all the good deeds that he UNICEF has done to these children, the effectiveness can sometimes be questionable and just like every other international organizations, UNICEF has its strengths and weaknesses. The purpose of this paper will not only is to analyze UNICEF’s performance
Indeed human rights have failed to achieve its goals in many countries around the globe due to economical and political diversities. According to Himalayan Foundation, 20,000 Nepali girls are enslaved. The recent Rohingya refugee crisis and genocide by Burma has questioned human rights defenders. WHO reports say that around 125 million girls and women were victimized of Female Genital Mutilation in 29 countries in Africa, Middle East and Asia. Surprisingly more than 2000 victims of FGM have received treatment at London Hospitals in last three years, reported by Martin Bentham in ‘London Evening Standard’, 2013.
With the security council as its quasi-leader, the UN is able to generate and pass out resolutions when international matters need to be addressed. Though, like every IGO, the UN is non binding, IGOs like the UN survive based off the four principles aforementioned in the second paragraph. The UN has been successful in resolving several conflicts, which is an idea that stays parallel with neoliberal theory. Through varying peace enforcement measures, the UN has managed to resolve conflicts such as the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, reach and establish peace in Cote d’ivoire, and resolve ethnic conflict in Kosovo. Though these initiatives required the use of force, they helped reduce war and genocide, and returned the world to the status