Unicef offers cooperation for child protection
Peshawar
LAHORE: Unicef has extended an offer to cooperate with Punjab province in the field of child protection.
This offer was made during a meeting held between Minister for Social Welfare Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari and Unicef’s deputy representative to Pakistan Dr Tajudeen Oyewale here on Monday. Secretary Social Welfare & Baitul Mal Hassan Iqbal, Director Irfan Gondal and chief of field (Unicef) Punjab Will Broad Ngembi were also present during the meeting.
The participants took stock of proposed reforms relating to legislation about child protection in Punjab, social support in the wake of COVID-19, early marriages and issues related to birth registration.
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National
February 14, 2021
LAHORE: The Sub-Working Group on Gender-Based Violence will prepare recommendations and the Punjab government would take more steps to eliminate gender-based violence.
This was stated by Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Mal Provincial Minister Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari while chairing the first meeting of the Sub-Working Group on Gender-Based Violence held at the office of Social Welfare Department Director General. Director Programmes UNICEF Punjab Willboard, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Chief Liena Moussa, Director Programmes Social Welfare Irfan Gondal, representatives from Integrated Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Programme (IRMNCH), UN-WOMEN, WHO, other government departments and members from NGOs were also present in the meeting.