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UNICEF's Maurice Pate: Godfather to 500 Million Children
Maurice Pate, 67, longtime UN Children’s Fund leader, built UNICEF from a shaky 1947 start to aid 56 million children and mothers in 104 lands last year. He sharpened banking instincts with humanitarian drive, securing a $15 million grant, expanding programs, and navigating political scrutiny while feeding hungry children from Belgium to Poland and Asia.
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Tom Hoge
United Nations
N.Y
Maurice Pate
U.N. Children's Fund
Unicef
Pate
Asia
Dag Hammarskjold
Herbert Hoover
Red
Poland
Yugoslavia
China
Princeton
Hoover
Trygve Lie
United States
Europe
Africa
Latin America