# THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1072612
- **Other names:** UNICEF UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [03663181](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03663181)
- **Registered:** Nov. 26, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1072612


## Contact

- **Address:** Unicef UK, 1 Westfield Avenue, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E20 1HZ
- **Phone:** 0300 330 5580
- **Email:** supportercare@unicef.org.uk
- **Website:** www.unicef.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND OTHER RELEVANT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS, AND OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;2) TO FURTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD INCLUDING WORK THROUGH FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR:I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND NEED;II) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING;III) THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF, AND PROVISION FOR, HEALTH; ANDIV) THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE.

**Activities:** UNICEF is the world&#x27;s leading organisation working for children. UNICEF works in partnership with families, local communities, partners and governments in over 190 countries and territories to help every child realise their full potential.UNICEF UK raises funds for UNICEF&#x27;s emergency and development work around the world and advocates for lasting change for children worldwide.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Shatish Damodar Dasani** | Chair | Sept. 1, 2020 |
| Christopher James Merry |  | Sept. 1, 2025 |
| Dr Margaret Elizabeth Atkinson |  | March 10, 2021 |
| Heather Francis |  | March 31, 2025 |
| Meryl Candice Bagguley |  | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| Sarah Davis |  | June 26, 2017 |
| Sheena Amin |  | Oct. 9, 2025 |
| Sophie Pender |  | Oct. 9, 2025 |
| Usama Anmar Al-Qassab |  | Sept. 1, 2020 |
| Zamila Skingsley |  | Oct. 1, 2022 |




