CEECIS Regional OfficeClick here to download Leave No Child Out publication in pdf. Located in Geneva, Switzerland, the Central, Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Regional Office (CEECIS RO) coordinates and supervises UNICEF’s work in 22 countries and entities to ensure that no child is left out in our efforts to realize their rights. The regional office advocates at regional level for investment in children and for children-centred social policies. We liase with major international governmental bodies on regionwide children` issues such as the European Union, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe. And we aim to develop regional partnerships for the achievements of the Millenium Development Goals. We provide technical support, policy guidance and oversight, and intellectual leadership on children's issues to the UNICEF Country Offices. We coordinate UNICEF's engagement in the UN Coherence process in the region, as well as support resource mobilization efforts for Country Offices. The work of the Regional Advisors is organised around UNICEF’s key priorities in the region: Health and Nutrition, Children and AIDS, Basic Education and Gender Equality, Child Protection, and Emergency Preparedness and Response. A range of cross-cutting programmes support these priorities, including Communications, Advocacy and Partnerships for Children’s Rights, Communication for Development, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation as well as IT, HR and Operations. The team is led by Regional Director Marie-Pierre Poirier and Deputy Regional Director Kirsi Madi.
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