| This paper, prepared for the Fifth Session of the Economic Commission for Africa, 1963, discusses UNICEF aid to Africa. It includes a summary of UNICEF aid and a list of currently assisted projects. Other topics discussed are the role of African governments and United Nations agencies in projects; UNICEF field officers; basic health services; disease control; nutrition; family and child welfare; educational and vocational training; and future trends and prospects. The change in the nature of UNICEF's role - currently that of coordinator of the huge volume and variety of technical and financial assistance available to African governments today is pointed out. New trends in programming tend toward the long-term, as shown by the priority given to training programmes. UNICEF commitments and allocations are documented by country and type, up to December 1962, and a diagram depicts UNICEF's field offices in Africa and the countries assisted by each. |