UNICEF UK Trustees Report and Financial Statements 2010

The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF
Report of the Trustees
For the year ended 31 December 2010
Report of the Trustees
The Trustees present their annual report and the audited financial statements for the
year ended 31 December 2010.
Objectives of UNICEF UK
UNICEF UK is one of 36 UNICEF national organisations based in industrialised
countries. UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) is the world’s leading
organisation working for children and their rights. UNICEF works with families, local
communities, partners and governments in more than 190 countries to help every
child realise their full potential. In everything we do, the most disadvantaged children
and the countries in greatest need have priority.
UNICEF UK raises funds for UNICEF’s emergency and development work around
the world and advocates for lasting change for children worldwide. This includes, for
example, working to change government policies and practices that are detrimental
to child rights in the UK and internationally.
UNICEF UK’s vision, mission and values
Our vision is a world fit for children.
Our mission is to champion children’s rights and to win support and raise money for
our work with children everywhere.
Our values are:
• To be child focused, putting the best interests of children at the heart of
everything we do, involving children and including them in decisions that affect
them
• To be rights based, reflecting the spirit of the UN Convention on the Rights of
the Child in everything we do
• To be effective, acting professionally and delivering on our promises, using
money effectively to meet and exceed people’s expectations, achieving tangible
improvements for children and providing timely and useful feedback
• To be cooperative, listening and understanding other viewpoints and working
with other organisations to build a world fit for children
• To be challenging, both of ourselves to be more effective, creative and
innovative, and challenging others to think and act differently towards children
• To act with integrity, being open and honest in the way we work with each
other and those outside UNICEF UK, being candid in our reports on the state of
the world’s children and refusing to compromise our beliefs in the pursuit of a
world fit for children.
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