UNICEF focuses on several key global issues, as outlined by the "What We Do" page on their website: intervention for child survival and development, advocacy for basic education and gender equality, prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in children, protection of children from exploitation and violence, and policy advocacy for all of the above.
Despite these good intentions, UNICEF has been the subject of much criticism and controversy, including:
- 1987: the production of child pornography in...
UNICEF focuses on several key global issues, as outlined by the "What We Do" page on their website: intervention for child survival and development, advocacy for basic education and gender equality, prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in children, protection of children from exploitation and violence, and policy advocacy for all of the above.
Despite these good intentions, UNICEF has been the subject of much criticism and controversy, including:
- 1987: the production of child pornography in a secret photographic studio in the basement of the UNICEF offices in Brussels and the charges of inciting minors to debauchery brought up against Jos Verbeek, the director of UNICEF's Belgian committee
- 1993/1994: revelations that the UNICEF office in Kenya lost $10 million due to fraud and mismanagement
- 2008: the German committee's loss of approval as a recommended charity by the German Central Institute for Social Issues due to mismanagement of donations
- 2011: the suspiciously rapid departure of recently hired chief information officer Paul van Essche after an inquiry by Fox News
As you can see, the organization seems to be riddled with issues, from criminal behavior on the part of its key members to enormous financial scandal. What I have outlined above is just the tip of the iceberg. More information about the various UNICEF-related allegations--including issues of inflated staff salaries, fraudulent use of donations, and supposed "mass sterilization"--can be found through a simple Internet search.
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