On it's website, UNICEF claims it is, "the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized". It goes on to say, "We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress." Some recent reports suggest that UNICEF has adopted a radically different agenda from what they claim on their website...
Joseph Bottum in an article from the Weekly Standard, cites concerns that UNICEF actively promotes abortion and has done so since Carol Bellamy was named as it's executive director by Bill Clinton.
The National Catholic Register reports that Ms. Bellamy was radically pro-abortion during her term as a NY state senator from 1973 to 1977. "She voted against parental-consent laws, rejected a conscience clause for health workers and even voted against legislation seeking to protect babies born alive during late-term abortions." Ms. Bellamy was appointed to yet a second term as UNICEF director in May 2000, shortly before Clinton left office.
Further, National Review reports that UNICEF has endorsed and helped to write documents that call for the worldwide legalization of abortion. The United States is UNICEF's largest donor, providing it with $200 million dollars every year. It's nice to know that your tax dollars are at work.
In a related story, The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute reports that the US Congress has permanently reallocated $59 million away from the UN’s population control agency, UNFPA. The money represents the amount the US has withheld from UNFPA over the past two years because of UNFPA’s participation in coercive abortions in China. Instead, Congress gave the money to programs to combat sex trafficking, and to improve maternal health.
Be sure to check out the articles linked here if you'd like to get the full-story on the UN's agenda toward the un-born child.