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UNICEF founding anniversary

UNICEF states that the United Nations established UNICEF on 11 December 1946; the date supports a founding-anniversary page rather than a formal UN “UNICEF Birthday” observance.

Date / rule11 December; UNICEF established 11 December 1946
ScopeUNICEF / organizational founding anniversary
VerificationFirst Party Historical Identity Verified
PortabilityHistorical Legacy
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyHistorical Only
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is UNICEF founding anniversary?

UNICEF states that the United Nations established UNICEF on 11 December 1946; the date supports a founding-anniversary page rather than a formal UN “UNICEF Birthday” observance.

Date and recurrence

11 December; UNICEF established 11 December 1946

This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is UNICEF / organizational founding anniversary. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

UNICEF Birthday

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Historical Context Only.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. UNICEF — Frequently Asked QuestionsFirst Party Organization History
  2. UNICEF — UN resolution establishing UNICEFFirst Party Primary Document
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is UNICEF founding anniversary?

11 December; UNICEF established 11 December 1946 The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: 11 December; UNICEF established 11 December 1946.

Does UNICEF founding anniversary fall on the same date every year?

The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.

Is UNICEF founding anniversary an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: UNICEF / organizational founding anniversary. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes UNICEF founding anniversary?

The stored designation basis is: UNICEF states that the United Nations established UNICEF on 11 December 1946; the date supports a founding-anniversary page rather than a formal UN “UNICEF Birthday” observance.. Supporting provenance includes UNICEF — Frequently Asked Questions. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is UNICEF founding anniversary international or country-specific?

The record has international or global institutional scope: UNICEF / organizational founding anniversary. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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