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[13/03/2019 06:35]

ADEN -SABA
The Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Dr. Ebtihaj al-Kamal and the chief of Child Protection at the UNICEF 's office in Yemen, Julie Gill, have discussed the national plan of action that the Ministry is meant to implement and the extent of UNICEF's contribution through support and consultation.

Al-Kamal said that the Ministry aspires to develop a permanent work plan with the UNICEF on child protection because of the importance of this issue in light of the current situation where grave violations are being committed against children.

For her part, the international official commended the efforts of the Ministry for the protection of children in Yemen and affirmed the readiness of the UNICEF to assist Yemen in the field of child protection and to support the projects to be implemented in this regard.