noun
UNICEF
YOO-nee-sehf
noun
1
The United Nations agency that provides humanitarian aid and support to children around the world.
"UNICEF supplies vaccines and clean water to children in crisis zones."
"The celebrity was named a UNICEF goodwill ambassador."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe UN's children's charity, known for vaccination drives, emergency relief, and its greeting-card fundraisers.
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Etymology
An acronym from its original name, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund; it kept the name UNICEF even after being renamed the United Nations Children's Fund.