Submitted by dele_ted in AskRaddle

There's an absurd amount hof UNICEF facers in my city, which have made me curious as to who they are and what they do.

Most online sources seems heavily biased. They are a UN organisation, which have made me sceptical.

Does one of you know more than i do about them?

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An_Old_Big_Tree wrote

I don't know about UNICEF specifically but I also don't know of any large NGO that isn't fundamentally co-opted by capitalism.

I posted a zine that is I think a totally worthwhile read on NGOs in general here.

Given that Wikipedia says they're an aid organisation for 'developing' countries, I'd be willing to bet it's the kind of aid that Sankara and any postcolonial radical disdains, one that focuses on aid that keeps those receiving it indentured and dependent. If anybody reading this doesn't know who Thomas Sankara is, I recommend this documentary.

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dele_ted OP wrote

Just finished the zine, very enjoyable and well-written. Thanks for sharing!

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