Special Envoy to UNICEF Champions Children’s Welfare in New York
Special Envoy of the President to UNICEF Monica Prieto-Teodoro reaffirms the Philippine Government’s commitment to protect the rights and promote the welfare of children during the second regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board at the UN Headquarters in New York. (New York PM photo)
NEW YORK 29 October 2018 – The Philippines reaffirmed its commitment to protect the rights and promote the welfare of children at the second regular session of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Board at the UN headquarters in New York on 12-14 September 2018.
“More than half of the 110 million Filipinos are under 25 years old. Child-focused interventions and policies are thus crucial. Children and the youth will be both drivers and beneficiaries of the country’s growth,” Special Envoy of the President to the UNICEF Monica Prieto-Teodoro said in a statement during the adoption of the Fund’s country program document for the Philippines for 2019-2023.
The Special Envoy recognized UNICEF’s strategic intervention in support of Philippine government priorities, including in addressing online violence against children and the situation of children in disasters and that of children in Mindanao. She highlighted the military’s lead role in protecting the welfare of the children in armed conflict.
Special Envoy Prieto-Teodoro further noted that the Philippines and UNICEF will be marking their 70th year of development partnership, and expressed confidence that the new country program document will further strengthen Philippines-UNICEF engagement.
The Executive Board adopted the 8th UNICEF Country Program for the Philippines for 2019-2023. The document is fully aligned with the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 and Ambisyon Natin 2040.
UNICEF conducted extensive consultations with relevant government agencies to ensure that priorities in the country program are nationally-determined. END
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UNICEF’s country program for the Philippines (2019-2023) presented to the UNICEF Executive Board in New York. The program highlights the progress made from sustained economic growth, notably in universal primary education, addressing infant and under-five mortality, and access to safe water. (New York PM photo)