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United Nations Children's Fund – UNICEFOur Mission Statement HQ website: www.unicef.org UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children’s rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children. We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress. UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind – to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We believe that we can, together, advance the cause of humanity. UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations.
For over thirty years, UNICEF has been working with the Lao PDR to improve the lives of children and young people. The organisation's first office in Vientiane was opened in 1973, and the signing of the first Basic Agreement with the Government took place in 1981. In 1990, the Government signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The following year, it ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A National Commission for Mothers and Children (NCMC) was established in 1992 to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the CRC and the National Programmes of Action for Children. Provincial, district and village commissions for mothers and children were established in 1993. Currently, UNICEF Lao PDR employs around 60 national and international staff.
UNICEF Programmes in the Lao PDR UNICEF's 2007-2011 Country Programme consists of the following : BASIC EDUCATION AND GENDER EQUALITY
Young Child Survival and Development
Water , Sanitation and Hygiene
Child Protection
HIV/AIDS and Children
Policy , Advocacy and Communication
Key Documents and Publications For documents relating to UNICEF's work in the Lao PDR, please contact its office in Vientiane. For general documents relating to UNICEF, please visit its main website: www.unicef.org Address: UNICEF |
