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KATHMANDU, APR 29 -

UNICEF and Save the Children in Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Kathmandu on Tuesday committing to working more closely together on children’s rights issues.

Save the Children and UNICEF have been working in Nepal to advance children's rights to survival, protection, development and participation, and are guided by the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child (CRC). The two agencies have agreed, among other things, to support and promote the realisation of children’s rights in the country.

"We have been encouraged with the positive developments in Nepal with regard to child rights and the implementation of the CRC," said Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF Representative to Nepal. "The inclusion of child rights as a fundamental right in the constitution drafting process is very encouraging too, though much still needs to be done and we are joining hands to better impact on the quality of life for Nepali children.”

In the three-year agreement on Tuesday, Save the Children and UNICEF will conduct joint advocacy initiatives and campaigns to promote and defend children’s rights and increase collaboration during emergencies, said the statement.

“This MOU underscores our strong belief that international organisations must cooperate and collaborate in the best interest of children," said Brian J. Hunter, Country Director of Save the Children in Nepal. "We can and should do more to complement each other’s efforts and those of the government and civil society to achieve real and lasting impacts for children.”

Posted on: 2010-04-29 01:14

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