from Writer's Almanac (American Public Media: Garrison Keillor):
December 16, 1946 was the date that the United Nations created UNICEF. The acronym originally stood for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund; the organization is now called the United Nations Children's Fund. UNICEF provided food, clothes, and medical aid for children in countries devastated by World War II. Once the immediate post-war crisis was over, UNICEF began providing humanitarian aid in troubled and developing nations. It's now an advocate for children's nutrition, health, and education in a broader sense.
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