UNICEF In Guyana
In 2004 UNICEF Guyana became a full country office with oversight responsibility for Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, strengthening country specific programming, while building a stronger network across the Caribbean. UNICEF office is located at 72 Brickdam, Georgetown, Guyana. The representative and a team of professional and support staff, offers technical management skills for the execution of programme activities and its operations. The overarching goal of UNICEF Programme of Co-operation in Guyana is to enhance and compliment national and local efforts to protect and promote the rights of children and to assist in creating a positive child friendly environment, which will foster the all round development of the nation’s children. Its activities are governed by the standard basic agreement signed between the Government of Guyana and UNICEF, and is outlined in the Country Programme Document (CPD) every five years. The Government of Guyana and UNICEF five-year country programme is the basis for Annual Work Plans (AWP). Country programmes and annual work plans are prepared only after wide consultations with key stakeholders and partners, fulfilment and realisations of children’s and women’s rights. The current country programme covers the period 2006 – 2010. Management of the country programme is coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – the main focal point for multilateral cooperation within the Government of Guyana. Members of the management team include representative of most social sector ministries – Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Services, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, Ministry of Home Affairs as partner agencies. UNICEF also works in close collaboration with national and regional councils and local authorities, a number of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Community Based Organisations (CBOs), other United Nations Agencies as well as international donor agencies based in Guyana.
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