The International Children's Center (ICC) was jointly established by the Government of France and UNICEF in 1949 in Paris in order to train and to support pediatricians from developing countries and to facilitate discussions on priority issues in child health. Even though, it was a popular center, fifty years later it was closed due to financial difficulties. With the support of Turkish Government, several UN agencies and Prof. Dr. İhsan Doğramacı the Center re-opened in 1999 on the premises of Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey.