Question

United Nations Children's Emergency Fund is headquartered at _____________.

• A. Paris
• B. Hague
• C. Geneva
• D. New York

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

New York

UNICEF is headquartered in New York and is active in at least 190 countries around the world. The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was created by the United Nations in 1946 to provide food, clothing, and healthcare to the children of post-World War II Europe. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations. While its name was shortened to United Nations Children Fund at that time, it is still is referred to as UNICEF. UNICEF eventually expanded its scope to the struggle of women, especially mothers, in the developing world.