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Wednesday 30 Dec 2015 - 12:30 Makkah mean time-19-3-1437
Jakarta, (IINA) - The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund's (UNICEF) grants for Indonesia increased by 14 percent to $146 million for the next five years as compared to $127 million allocated in the previous corresponding period, Antara News reported.
During the signing of a cooperation agreement with UNICEF on Monday, Minister for National Development Planning and Head of the National Development Planning Board Sofyan Djalil stated that the grant will be used for six critical areas ranging from matters concerning the social protection of children to improving the quality of children’s education.
"Children represent 30 percent of Indonesia’s population, but they will determine 100 percent of the nation’s future", he affirmed.
Sofyan explained that the six main areas are: child development and survival, early childhood education, child protection, social policy, emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction, as well as communication and public advocacy.
The six areas are included in the Country Program Action Plan (CPAP), which adapts to the principles of the National Medium Term Development Plan 2015-2019, of the documents of the United Nations Development Framework (UNDF) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the Strategic Plan of the UNICEF.
Sofyan emphasized that the issue of child development in Indonesia cannot be separated from access to health services and inequality of opportunities.
He also hoped that UNICEFs assistance would not only be in the form of grants but also studies based on the experience of international organizations in resolving children-related issues in other countries.
AG/IINA
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