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UNICEF

uni·cef

US/ˈju.niˌsɛf/ rare uk

noun

1.

an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries

Origin

Acronym of its original name, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Now officially United Nations Children's Fund.

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