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Today in History

1946

By: Stephanie Kontra, Fall Editor and Reporter

December 11, 2015

Photo Credit: Photo via Wikimedia under the creative commons license

On this day in 1946, the General Assembly of the United Nations votes to establish the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), an organization to help provide relief and support to children living in countries devastated by the war after World War II.

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Stephanie Kontra, Fall Editor and Reporter

Stephanie Kontra is a junior at Colonia. This is her second year writing for The Declaration. She loves to read and write. Her favorite author is John Green. Kontra's favorite sport is swimming. She is a swimmer of 3 teams during the year and is a captain and coach of her summer team. Kontra wants to go to college in Washington D.C. and she wants to major in Elementary Education or Journalism & Communications.