After a 2 week scoping mission in addressing health impact of air pollution on #children in #Kosovo, our Child Protection Consult. @TimurRamiqi says we have now a more clear picture of all stakeholders involved&how we could jointly align activities in this area #ForEveryChild.
Dren Rexha of UNICEF, who co-chairs the 2019 MICS TC: “MICS is an important tool that generates statistically sound and internationally comparable data on women and children.”
#Nurses are empowering women every day. Only in 2018, w/supp. of #LuxAid @LUinKosovo through home visiting prog,1800 women were equipped with skills&knowledge on their health and importance of investing in first 1000 days of the child's life! @uranismaili#InternationalWomensDay
HAPPENING NOW! Drenas is the 16th municipality in #Kosovo launching the Home Visiting Programme in order to reach through health services #mothers and #children and especially the most hardest to reach. The programme is supported by UNICEF and implemented by the MOH.
Voices of youth matter! What an amazing turnout during outreach by KYC for #UReport. Young people in #Kosovo are making use of this tool to express their thoughts on how to shape policies for the benefit of youth. @voicesofyouth. Become a U-Reporter at https://t.co/mUsz410z2A
With @RYCOwb @ UN Common Premises, looking towards future and how to create more WB cohesion around #Youth engagement regionally: youth mobility, cooperation and reconciliation. This 🚂’s next stations are #EU as well as #Agenda2030
VIEW ǀ "My dream of a magic school faded away... I dream these days for all children with disabilities. I hope that there is going to come the day when we will have an equal world for all children."
By Rijad Mehmeti (@UNICEF)
https://t.co/NkwzwGASsi
Synergyzing efforts is key. We developed #UPSHIFT 2 improve education outcomes and provide transferable 21st cent. skills to youth–it has shown enormous success & replicated in 16 countries in the 🌎. We are now wrking w/ MEST to introduce it to formal education! @himuratsahin
Harnessing youth potential for a better future. #UNICEF HoO visited t #CampPjterershan and #YMCAKosovo. @himuratsahin We are very pleased with the work of partners and their support in empowering youth&adolescents in Kosovo.
Happening NOW: workshop with @IPKOTelecom to levarage partnership on #ECD 🤰🏻🤱🏻👨👩👧👦👶🏻👧🏽 and #youth. @himuratsahin We are looking @ the power of business to identify, design&implement alliances that leverage the strengths of the corporate sector on behalf of children’s 🌎 @edonazogu
At the @RYCOwb conference on the European Future of Kosovo Youth, UNICEF Head of Office @himuratsahin just made a call for action in leveraging #partnership & joining forces with the MEST and MCYS to work together in the quality of education and skill-building for adolescents!
Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health! Children, women and outdoor workers are disproportionately affected. Every year, around 7 million deaths are due to exposure to air pollution. Source: WHO.
#AirPollution#UNICEF.
Today, the Municipality of Lipjan launched a new Open Contract platform based on international standards of Open Contracting, in collab w/ @OpenDataKosovo and UNICEF, and with the support of @ADCinKosovo.
@UNKosovoTeam working together on youth, trust and confidence building with @UNDP_Kosovo@UNICEFKosovo#UN WOMEN with support from @UNPeacebuilding and in collaboration with local partners. Tip: Lookout for more action towards achieving #SDG5#SDG8 & #SDG16 in #Kosovo