Australian Multilateral Assessment March 2012 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) OVERVIEW OF ORGANISATION RATINGS ORGANISATION OVERVIEW The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) mandate is to advocate for the protection and promotion of the rights of children, to meet children’s basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Its Medium Term Strategic Plan 2006–13 covers five focus areas: child survival and development; basic education and gender equality; HIV/AIDS and children; child protection; and policy advocacy and partnerships for children’s rights. In 2010 UNICEF’s income was US$3.7 billion (US$2.7 billion in regular resources and almost US$1 billion in non-core resources). Australia was the ninth largest overall government donor to UNICEF in 2010 with funding of $140 million. In 2010–11, Australia provided UNICEF with $139.8 million in total funding, comprising $25.4 million in voluntary core contributions and $114.4 million in non-core funding. UNICEF is an important humanitarian partner and Australia was the fourth largest government donor to UNICEF’s humanitarian operations in 2010. Australia will provide core funding to UNICEF totalling $93.6 million from 2008–12. Delivering Results Alignment with Australia’s Interests Transparency and Accountability Partnership Behaviour Cost and Value Consciousness Strategic Management and Performance Contribution to Multilateral System Weak Satisfactory Strong Very Strong
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