50+ Years Helping Children in Malaysia Survive And Thrive
UNICEF
is the United Nations Children’s Fund. Around the world, we use our
expertise to meet the challenges facing children and those who care for
them. Our history of more than 60 years gives us a profound
understanding of development and how important children are to progress.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child guide us in all that we do
for children.
In Malaysia, UNICEF has been working with the Government and people
since 1954 to create lasting solutions that give children the best start
in life and help them realise their full potential.
Malaysia’s
commitment to her children has translated to a number of national
development goals which coincidentally cover essential elements of the
Millennium Development Goals. These achievements owe a great deal to the
ground-breaking policies and strategies introduced more than 40 years
ago.
UNICEF is proud to have been part of Malaysia’s journey to improve
health, nutrition, water and sanitation, formal and non-formal
education, as well as welfare services for children in rural as well as
poor urban areas.
While Malaysia’s achievements in promoting the rights of the child
over the last 30 years are impressive, new challenges have emerged in
contemporary Malaysia. These include growing disparities which affect
vulnerable children’s access to health and education; the threat of HIV
and AIDS; and violence against children.
Our mission today, as then, remains the same: to overcome challenges
for children and enhance the nation’s capacity for continuous and
progressive realisation of children’s rights.
Working with partners from Government, civil society, youth and
faith-based organisations, private sector and the media, we seek to
support the Ninth Malaysian Plan to ensure access to quality care,
education and social protection services for all children in Malaysia.
We also facilitate knowledge exchange within our global network and
capitalise on our presence in more than 150 countries worldwide to
export good practices and technical know-how to and from Malaysia.
Today more than ever we know that building a brighter future begins
with children – ensuring that every child is healthy, educated,
protected and cherished.
UNITE for Children!
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