Pate, Maurice, 1894-
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Maurice Pate (1894-1965) was an international civil servant who devoted his career to improving the welfare of children, serving as the first Executive Director of UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) from 1947 to 1965. He also coordinated food relief operations for civilians, children, and prisoners of war during both world wars through his work with the Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB), the American Relief Administration (ARA), as president of the Commission for Polish Relief (CPR), as Director of Relief to American and Allied Prisoners of War for the American Red Cross, and as a member of the Herbert Hoover World Food Survey.
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Child welfare
Economics
Food relief, American
Humanitarian assistance, American
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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