United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Overall description of the organisation:

Assistance and protection of children and women

Mandate and Objectives:

UNICEF has always worked in emergencies, both natural and man-made. Originally called the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund, the organisation was created to provide humanitarian assistance to children living in a world shattered by the Second World War. Much has changed since then, but UNICEF's fundamental mission has not. Though emergencies grow increasingly complex, their impacts ever more devastating, UNICEF remains dedicated to providing life-saving assistance to children affected by disasters, and to protecting their rights in any circumstances, no matter how difficult. In health and nutrition, water and sanitation, protection, education and HIV/AIDS, UNICEF's Core Corporate Commitments to Children in Emergencies are more than a mission statement - they are a humanitarian imperative.

Organisation's working definition for peacebuilding:

Definition is in line with the definition of UNDOCO and UN Peacebuilding Office.

Sectors of Activity:

Civil Society
Civilian Small Arms Control
Community Conflict Resolution
DDR
Financial Transparency and Accountability
Gender
Good Offices and Peace Support
Human Rights
Humanitarian Assistance
Humanitarian Protection
Judicial and Legal Reform
Law Enforcement Institutions
Local Governance
Media
Mine Action
Physical Infrastructure and Reconstruction
Public Administration and Government Strengthening
Social rehabilitation and policies - assistance and protection of women and children
Social rehabilitation and policies assistance and protection of women and children.
Transitional Justice

Social rehabilitation and policies - assistance and protection of women and children

Organisation's added-value:

Social and protection dividends in the peacebuilding strategy formulation and implementation: field presence and program delivery: advocacy and technical / policy support within the compact, peace building frameworks, peace building support offices, implementation at field level - part of the joint steering committee in the field - support provided in New York as well.

Types of activities:

Capacity and development training
Direct project implementation
Financial support
Policy advice
Project support services
Research and policy development
Technical assistance

Description of activities

Capacity development and training:

Part of all sectors of interventions, including support - secondments to the UN integrated missions / all including Sierra Leone and Burundi

Direct project implementation:

In all sectors of interventions - social services delivery /all including Sierra Leone and Burundi

Financial support:

Regular resources, other resources including emergency resources / all including Sierra Leone and Burundi

Policy advice:

Advice to international community and national and local counterparts including governments, donors, international organizations, NGOs, etc. / all including Sierra Leone and Burundi

Project support services:

Part of all sectors of interventions, including support-secondments to the UN integrated missions / all including Sierra Leone and Burundi

Research and policy development:

UNICEF part of the PBSO and also part of the steering committees in Sierra Leone etc. Development and advocacy for establishing child friendly social policies, at international, regional and national levels/ all including Sierra Leone and Burundi.

Technical assistance:

In all sectors of interventions, ie child protection, gender, water and sanitation, child and mother health, HIV and aids, nutrition, primary education, youth participation, etc. / all including Sierra Leone and Burundi.

Humanitarian Protection

Organisation's added-value:

UNICEF's mandate to protect children and women in emergencies, post conflict situations etc.

Types of activities:

Capacity and development training
Direct project implementation
Financial support
Policy advice
Project support services
Research and policy development
Technical assistance

Description of activities

Capacity development and training:

Child protection, youth participation, social services, program delivery- 7 areas of interventions ie water sanitation, health, nutrition, education,HIV AIDS, protection, advocacy / all including PBC countries.

Direct project implementation: