There are UNICEF National Committees in 36 industrialised countries worldwide, each established as an independent local non-governmental organization

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. Serving as the public face and dedicated voice of UNICEF, the National Committees raise funds from the private sector, promote children’s rights, and secure worldwide visibility for children threatened by poverty, disasters, armed conflict, abuse and exploitation.

UNICEF is funded exclusively by voluntary contributions, and the National Committees collectively raise around one-third of UNICEF's annual income. This comes through contributions from corporations, civil society organizations and more than 6 million individual donors worldwide. They also rally many different partners – including the media, national and local government officials, NGOs, specialists such as doctors and lawyers, corporations, schools, young people and the general public – on issues related to children’s rights.

A

• Andorra - website http://www.unicef.ad/ (UNICEF Comitè d'Andorra)
• Australia - website http://www.unicef.com.au/
• Austria - website http://www.unicef.at/ (UNICEF Österreich)

C

• Canada - website http://www.unicef.ca/
• Czech Republic - website http://www.unicef.cz/ (Český výbor pro UNICEF)

F

• Finland - website http://www.unicef.fi/ (Suomen UNICEF)
• France - website http://www.unicef.fr/

G

• Germany - website http://www.unicef.de/ (UNICEF Deutschland)
• Greece - website http://www.unicef.gr/

H

• Hong Kong - website http://www.unicef.org.hk/ (Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF)
• Hungary - website http://www.unicef.hu/

I

• Iceland - website http://www.unicef.is/ (UNICEF Ísland)
• Ireland
  UNICEF Ireland
  UNICEF Ireland, also known as the Irish National Committee for UNICEF, is one of 36 UNICEF National Committees based in industrialised countries.The National Committees raise funds for the organisation's worldwide emergency and development work....
  
   - website http://www.unicef.ie/
• Israel
  Israeli Fund for UNICEF
  The Israeli Fund for UNICEF is the Israeli non-profit and non-governmental organization that supports the United Nations Children's Fund...
  
   - website http://www.unicef.org.il/ (Israeli Fund for UNICEF)
• Italy - website http://www.unicef.it/ (Comitato Italiano per l'UNICEF Onlus)

K

• Republic of Korea - website http://www.unicef.or.kr/ (Korean Committee for UNICEF)

L

• Lithuania - website http://www.unicef.lt/ (Lithuanian National Committee for UNICEF)
• Luxembourg - website http://www.unicef.lu/

N

• Netherlands - website http://www.unicef.nl/ (UNICEF the Netherlands)
• New Zealand - website http://www.unicef.org.nz/
• Norway - website http://www.unicef.no/ (UNICEF Norge)

P

• Poland - website http://www.unicef.pl/ (UNICEF Polska)
• Portugal - website http://www.unicef.pt/

S

• San Marino - (National Committee for UNICEF of San Marino)
• Slovakia - website http://www.unicef.sk/ (SV pre UNICEF)
• Slovenia - http://www.unicef.si/ (UNICEF Slovenija)
• Spain - website http://www.unicef.es/ (UNICEF Comité Español)
• Sweden - website http://www.unicef.se/ (UNICEF Sverige)
• Switzerland - website http://www.unicef.ch/

T

• Turkey - website http://www.unicefturk.org/ (UNICEF Türkiye Milli Komitesi)

U

• United Kingdom
  UNICEF UK
  UNICEF UK, also known as the United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF, is one of 36 UNICEF National Committees based in industrialised countries. The National Committees raise funds for the organisation's worldwide emergency and development work. In 2007, UNICEF UK raised £41.3 million for UNICEF’s work...
  
   - website http://www.unicef.org.uk/ (UNICEF UK)
• United States of America
  U.S. Fund for UNICEF
  The United States Fund for UNICEF is the United States non-profit non-governmental organization that supports the United Nations Children's Fund . Founded in 1947 by Helenka Pantaleoni, it is the oldest of the 36 UNICEF National Committees that support UNICEF worldwide through fundraising,...
  
  - website http://www.unicefusa.org/ (U.S. Fund for UNICEF)