Transparency and accountability
See where our resources come from and where they go.
UNICEF commits to share openly how we achieve results for children. Our work is funded entirely through voluntary contributions. Learn how we’re held accountable to the communities we serve and the supporters who keep us going.
Transparency
Information about our operating conditions, decisions and actions is accessible to all. See why UNICEF consistently ranks among the most trusted development and humanitarian organizations in the world.
Funding flows
See where our resources come from and where they go on UNICEF's Transparency Portal.
Learn how financial contributions from the public and private sectors power our work.
Efficacy
Find annual reports on our work to advance children’s rights and well-being.
See UNICEF's vision for impact in our Strategic Plan.
Openness
The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) – a global initiative to track the flow of humanitarian and development resources – consistently ranks UNICEF among the most transparent aid agencies in the world.
Since UNICEF became a signatory to IATI in 2012, we’ve implemented a series of measures to make information on our programmes and operations, including how they’re overseen and evaluated, easier to find, understand and use. Efforts to standardize and publish our data make us not only easier to assess, but also more efficient, responsive and collaborative.
See UNICEF’s Information Disclosure Policy for more on our principles of accessibility.
Accountability
All UNICEF personnel are accountable to the communities we exist to serve, with a duty to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We're also accountable to the donors who keep us going.
Safeguarding
All UNICEF personnel – regardless of how they're contracted or where they're stationed – have a responsibility to safeguard the communities reached by our work. This means ensuring no one is placed in harm’s way as a result of a programme we support, or an individual with whom we're affiliated.
Misconduct
Misconduct undermines the effectiveness, credibility and integrity of UNICEF. In the interest of those we exist to serve, all UNICEF personnel have a duty to report any form of suspected wrongdoing.
Oversight
Independent oversight enables objective assessment of UNICEF’s internal controls, including the extent to which they support our ability to achieve our mission and fulfill our accountabilities.
Office of Internal Audit and Investigations
The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) conducts independent, fact-based investigations into allegations of misconduct, fraud and other violations of UNICEF rules, regulations and policies.
Audit Advisory Committee
The UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee was established in 2006 in line with the decision of the United Nations General Assembly to bolster independent audit and oversight.
Governance
UNICEF’s Executive Board provides intergovernmental support and oversight in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.
Evaluation
UNICEF’s Evaluation function fosters evidence-based decision-making that improves our results for children.
Ethics
UNICEF’s independent Ethics Office nurtures a culture of integrity and accountability to enhance trust in and credibility within UNICEF and the UN system.