Tag Archives: UNICEF

Egypt Today   Allianz has signed a three-year agreement to support UNICEF’s work to strengthen social inclusion and protection programmes for vulnerable children and their families in Egypt. The signing ceremony took place at the main hall at Cairo Opera House where the company has committed a total of £E …

The UN children’s fund UNICEF and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood have launched a nationwide campaign against bullying in Egypt as part of efforts to halt this major social problem Rasha Gadda – Al-Ahram Weekly   Emotional distress, psychological disturbance, violent behaviour, reclusiveness, aversion to school and even suicide …

Ahram Online   A delegation from the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) headed by Jonathan Crickx, the organisations communication chief, visited the Addiction Treatment & Abuse Fund yesterday. The aim was to commence cooperation between the parties in combating drug addiction and protecting children from smoking risks. A press release …

As Egypt embarks on reform program to improve its education system at all levels; the latest was introducing open book exams, the UK makes a supporting gesture Ahram Online   The UK has allocated £12 million for a project of integrated educational services for needy children in Egypt, in a …

The ministries of social solidarity, interior and health join forces to help homeless and street children, reports Reem Leila   Reem Leila – Al-Ahram Weekly Scenes of elderly homeless people sleeping on pavements and bare footed children running between cars begging for money or food have become familiar. There are at …

President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi has launched his Decent Life Initiative to improve the lives of all Egyptians, galvanising the efforts of government and civil society alike, writes *Azza Sedky Azza Sedky  On New Year’s Eve, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi launched the Decent Life Initiative on his official social media accounts, whereby under his …

As the New Year begins, we could all benefit from learning to respect each other more and above all from learning to respect our differences, writes Salma El-Nashar Salma El-Nashar Not long ago, the UN children’s fund UNICEF, in cooperation with the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood and with the support …

Preventing child marriage is a development priority as well as a matter of human rights, with legislation, education and community attitudes all having a role to play, writes Salma El-Nashar Salma El-Nashar* – Al-Ahram Weekly   It is not an easy thing to take away someone’s innocence and childhood, especially if …

Egypt is launching its first campaign to tackle bullying in schools, but much more still needs to be done to tackle this endemic problem, writes Amina Khairy Amina Khairy For the first time ever, Egypt has launched a national anti-bullying campaign in schools, with TV advertisements, bill boards and social-media materials all …