There are UNICEF National Committees in 34 countries worldwide,[1] each established as an independent local non-governmental organization. Serving as the public face and dedicated voice of UNICEF, the National Committees raise funds from the private sector, promote children's rights, and secure worldwide visibility for children threatened by poverty, disasters, armed conflict, abuse and exploitation.
UNICEF is funded exclusively by voluntary contributions, and the National Committees collectively raise around one-third of UNICEF's annual income. This comes through contributions from corporations, civil society organizations and more than 6 million individual donors worldwide. They also rally many different partners – including the media, national and local government officials, NGOs, specialists such as doctors and lawyers, corporations, schools, young people and the general public – on issues related to children’s rights.
The following countries are home to UNICEF national committees.
UNICEF Committee for Andorra (French: UNICEF Comitè d'Andorra)
UNICEF Australia
UNICEF Austria (German: UNICEF Österreich)
UNICEF Belgium
UNICEF Canada
Czech Committee for UNICEF (Czech: Český výbor pro UNICEF)
UNICEF Denmark (Danish: UNICEF Danmark)
UNICEF Finland (Finnish: Suomen UNICEF)
UNICEF France
UNICEF Germany (German: UNICEF Deutschland)
Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (Chinese: 聯合國兒童基金香港委員會)
UNICEF Hungary
UNICEF Iceland (Icelandic: UNICEF Ísland)
UNICEF Ireland
Israeli Fund for UNICEF (Hebrew: יוניסף ישראל)
UNICEF Italy (Italian: Comitato Italiano per l'UNICEF Onlus)
UNICEF Japan
Korean Committee for UNICEF
Lithuanian National Committee for UNICEF
Liechtenstein National Committee for UNICEF
UNICEF Luxembourg
UNICEF the Netherlands
UNICEF New Zealand
UNICEF Norway (Norwegian: UNICEF Norge)
UNICEF Poland (Polish: UNICEF Polska)
UNICEF Portugal
UNICEF Slovakia (Slovak: SV pre UNICEF)
UNICEF Slovenia (Slovene: UNICEF Slovenija)
UNICEF Spain (Spanish: UNICEF Comité Español)
UNCEF Sweden (Swedish: UNICEF Sverige)
UNICEF Switzerland
UNICEF Turkey (Turkish: UNICEF Türkiye Milli Komitesi)
UNICEF UK
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
