UNICEF is the acronym for United Nations Children's Fund. The organization named United Nations (UN) was founded by 51 countries after World War II in 1945 to maintain international peace and security. In December 1946, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously established an International Children's Emergency Fund. The fund had a semi-autonomous status within the UN, with its own governing body and secretariat. Its main objective was to plan and launch emergency relief programs aimed at helping children and adolescents affected by the war in Europe. In 1948, aid was also aimed at helping mothers and children in Asia and Palestine. In just a few years, the Children's Emergency Fund has become an important organization also abroad. In the 1950s, some six million children received daily food rations through the CEF. In 1953, the name of the Fund was changed to the United Nations Children's Fund, also known as UNICEF. (UNICEF 2013a). From relief programs to sustainable development In the early 1950s, the CEF Board of Directors decided to broaden the horizon of maternal and child welfare from a global perspective. Some thought the emergency work had been done in post-war Europe. The first health promotion and disease prevention programs have started. In 1952, the first aid and education programs began in sub-Saharan Africa, just six years after the first initiatives in Europe. In 1956, Unicef ​​launched the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which is its best-known program. The Declaration emphasizes the child's right to protection, education, health care, shelter and good nutrition. Unicef ​​​​was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 as an organization for promoting fraternity among nations. The International Women's Year 1975 brought women and...... middle of paper ......obs. The career opportunities are numerous but also demanding. Concrete relief work usually acquires a profession related to health, etc. a nurse or a doctor. Vacancies can be short or long term and the salary is paid (unlike some humanitarian organizations which work on a voluntary basis). I feel like there is competition for vacancies because it's not volunteer work but paid work. Unicef ​​also has a good image and seems like an attractive organization to work with. My own opportunities to work at Unicef ​​are probably slim, as I have no international work experience and don't speak any foreign languages ​​other than Swedish and English. Additionally, I have no experience in emergency nursing. My experience in health promotion and nursing management would likely benefit me. Overall, I believe that UNICEF hires strong and flexible professionals with diamond experience and multiple skills..