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別の表記

• Unicef (British, Australia, New Zealand)
• U.N.I.C.E.F.

語源

Acronym of its original name, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Now officially United Nations Children's Fund.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈju.niˌsɛf/

固有名詞

UNICEF

1. An agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
   • 1951, “Contributions to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)—H. R. 2785”, in Survey of Activities of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949–January 2, 1951), Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, →OCLC, section I (Strengthening United States Participation in International Organizations), page 16:

     The UNICEF was established in December 1946 by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. […] To present an adequate picture of the problem which the Committee on Foreign Affairs faced during the Eighty-first Congress in connection with the UNICEF, the background of congressional action in the Eightieth Congress is necessary.

   • 2021 May 25, Julia Hollingsworth, “The world’s biggest vaccine maker is stalling on exports. That’s a problem for the planet’s most vulnerable”, in CNN‎:

     According to UNICEF, SII’s delivery delays are a major reason why the COVAX rollout is so behind schedule, along with vaccine nationalism, limited production capacity and a lack of funding. COVAX should have already delivered 170 million total doses, UNICEF said.

使用する際の注意点

• Formerly used with the (i.e., as the UNICEF).