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About Us

Want to know how UNICEF first started, and what Tagd is all about? Or who our celeb supporters are? Here you'll find everything you need to know and more.

About Us

About Tagd

UNICEF UK Tagd: Know your rights, respect them and help change the world for children.

UNICEF UK Tagd: Know your rights, respect them and help change the world for children. Tagd is a network of young people in the UK who are committed to children's rights.

About Tagd

What is UNICEF?

UNICEF helps children to get the education they need. Photo: UNICEF/HQ05-0323/Josh Estey

UNICEF is part of the United Nations and is the largest global organisation working especially for children. UNICEF stands for the United Nations Children's Fund.

What is UNICEF?

History of UNICEF

UNICEF was set up to help children in the after the Second World War. Photo: UNICEF

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund – UNICEF – was created on 11 December 1946 at the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

History of UNICEF

Our High Profile Celebrity Supporters

Robbie Williams and David Beckham are two of our high profile supporters. Photo: UNICEF 2005/Sean Gleason/Idols

UNICEF has a long history of support from celebrities and high profile supporters. They play a vital role in promoting UNICEF and helping us to raise money.

Our High Profile Celebrity Supporters

Tagd Youth Champions

The current Youth Champions. Photo: UNICEF UK/2008/Jessica Wright

Youth Champions are young people aged 12-18 who get involved in UNICEF UK to drive forward our work and the work we do with other young people through UNICEF Tagd.

Tagd Youth Champions

Meet UCAN

Ruth, 22 from Bolton (on the right). At university Ruth is involved with the student Stop AIDS network. They trained her up as a ‘Global Educator’, teaching 6th formers about the links between HIV and poverty. She absolutely loved it. Ruth got involved with UCAN to carry this work on.

Find out more about UNICEF UK's Youth Campaign Action Network, a group of young volunteers who champion our Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS campaign.

Meet UCAN