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As part of a presentation of international case studies, research, and projects, Dr Hessa Khalfan Al Ghazal, Executive Director of Sharjah Child Friendly Office (SCFO), outlined Sharjah’s journey as the region’s first UNICEF-recognised Child-Friendly City and briefed the audience on Sharjah’s Child Friendly Urban Planning project which aims to stimulate and involve children and youth in shaping the future of the emirate’s urban landscape.
Inclusive spaces
Conceived by SCFO, an affiliate of the Supreme Council for family Affairs in Sharjah, and the Sharjah Urban Planning Council (SUPC), in partnership with UNICEF and UN Habitat, the Child Friendly Urban Planning project calls for assimilating safe, playful, and stimulating everyday experiences in the emirate’s planning, design and management of projects, and addresses the needs of children by incorporating their ideas to create friendlier, healthier, and more inclusive spaces.
WAM The UAE is marking national Emirati Children s Day, with the Right to Play as its key theme.
The Arab League has congratulated the government and people of the United Arab Emirates, as well as Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) on the occasion.
In a statement, the League said the national day highlights the achievements made by the Supreme Council which have contributed to strengthening the protection and rights of children at all levels.
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New Unicef tool kit to lift spirits of Sharjah youth amid Covid
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The kit will help youngsters express themselves through art, singing, dancing and more.
Unicef’s new tool kit to lift youngsters’ spirits amid Covid challenges has reached child and youth organisations in Sharjah.
The UN agency has partnered with the Sharjah Child-Friendly Office (SCFO) to distribute the kits across the emirate’s centres for the youth.
“The adolescent kit helps them explore the arts through activities that focus on drawing and painting, singing and dancing, playing musical instruments, and creating stories, poems and plays. The kit also provides them with opportunities to innovate, experiment, solve problems and explore new ideas, including developing solutions to local and global challenges,” said Dr Hessa Al Ghazal, executive director of SCFO.