Which United Nations agency was established in December 1946 by the General Assembly to provide emergency food, healthcare, and education to children in war-devastated Europe, later made a permanent UN body?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)

  1. Step 1: Originally named the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, its initial mandate provided milk and cod-liver oil to millions of starving children across Europe.
  2. Step 2: In 1953, the General Assembly extended its mandate indefinitely to developing nations, shortening its formal name to the United Nations Children's Fund while retaining the celebrated acronym UNICEF.
Answer
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
Why not the others: 'UNESCO' UNESCO was established in 1945 to promote intellectual cooperation, science, and cultural heritage, not emergency food and child relief; 'UNHCR' UNHCR was founded in 1950 specifically to protect and assist European refugees displaced by World War II; 'UNDP' UNDP was formed in 1965 by merging the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance and the Special Fund.

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