Test Your Knowledge of UNICEF

How well do you know UNICEF?

Ten questions. Answers are provided at the bottom; do not check before you answered all 10 questions. Your score is analysed at the end.

1. Which former Deputy Executive Director is known to be a good dancer?

2. What is a VIP Latrine?

3. Who was the first Representative in Russia?

4. In UNICEF parlance, what was a BAL?

5. What was the brand of UNICEF’s first computer system?

6. In which country did UNICEF own an aircraft?

7. Name the two most important ingredients of UNIMIX.

8. How many heads of state/Government attended the World Summit for Children in 1990?

9. What did JPG always carry in his pocket when he met world leaders?

10. In which year did UNICEF win the Nobel Peace Prize?

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Please feel free to debate or correct any of the answers provided below 

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1. Karin ShamPoo

2. It is not a latrine reserved for UNICEF staff visiting the field; instead, it is Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine.

3. The editors are not sure; please provide your best guess!

4. Basic Assistance List – UNICEF’s first budget system for field offices; consisting of Supply Lists, and Lists of proposed Cash Assistance. These would later be turned into Supply Call Forwards (SCFs) and Cash Call Forwards (CCFs)

5. Wang, with its yellow letter

6. In Khartoum, Sudan, before and during the first years of Operation Lifeline Sudan

7. Corn flour and Soya.

8. 79

9. Oral Rehydration Salt Packets

10. 1965


Score:

10 points: Congratulations! You are probably older than UNICEF itself, and you spent most of your professional life with the most wonderful UN organization. You loved it!

7-9 point: Very good. You have been equally at home on the 13th floor, and the most arduous field locations, always paying attention to detail!

4-6 points: Not bad. You probably were only concerned about the big picture; there is plenty of room for improvement. We suggest you step up your networking with former and current colleagues.

2-3 points: You did not pay enough attention to gossip, or the stories that make UNICEF the organization it is. You need to read up. Make it a habit to visit the XUNICEF blog on a daily basis. There are also many books about UNICEF, and UNICEF people, that you can chose from. They are listed in our XUNICEF bibliography.

0-1 points: We suspect you didn’t last long in UNICEF. Do you remember the details of your last performance assessment? Rest assured, we are a big family. Everybody is welcome.

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