Consider the following statements : 1. UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is the successor of the International Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF). 2. UNICEF has published the “Lost at Home” report. 3. Recently, the United States of America and Israel have officially quit UNICEF. 4.U.N. headquarters in New York City Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements : 1. UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is the successor of the International Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF). 2. UNICEF has published the “Lost at Home” report. 3. Recently, the United States of America and Israel have officially quit UNICEF. 4.U.N. headquarters in New York City Which of the given above statements is/are correct? Correct Answer 1, 2 and 4

Key Points

• The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
• U.N. headquarters is in New York City, it is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories.
• UNICEF is the successor of the International Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF), created in 1946 by the U.N. Relief Rehabilitation Administration to provide immediate relief to children and mothers affected by World War II. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• The same year, the U.N. General Assembly established the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to further institutionalize post-war relief work.
• UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has published a report named UN the “Lost at Home” report. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
  • More than five million people were internally displaced in India due to natural disasters, conflict, and violence in 2019, constituting the highest number of new internal displacements in the world during the period followed by the Philippines, Bangladesh, and China.
  • India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and China accounted for 69% of global disaster-induced displacements.
  • These were overwhelmingly caused by extreme conditions created by dangerous storms and floods.
• The United States and Israel have officially quit the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency, UNESCO. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.