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A Preparatory Committee for the "Say Yes for Children"
global campaign met on Tuesday 10 April, 2001 to discuss mechanisms for collecting one million signatures from all over the Kingdom. Children, youth, mothers and fathers, and decision makers are to sign to 10 principles necessary for improving the lives of children and youth all over the world.
The signatures will be presented at the United Nations Special Session on Children (UNSSC); at this meeting world leaders and government heads will review achievements made since the 1990 World Summit for Children, lessons learnt and discuss future direction-The New Global Agenda.
The committee, which represents both governmental and non-governmental organisations, was formed in response to a call made by the UNICEF Jordan Country Office, Friends of Jordanian Children advocacy group, and Jordan River Foundation.
The committee members are: the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Young Women Christian Association, Community Service Bureau at the University of Jordan, Hatem Children's Magazine, SOS, Scouts, Haya Cultural Centre, Jordanian Women's Federation, Royal Society for Conservation of the Nature, El Hassan Youth Award, Community Empowerment Project at Al-Nasser, Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Humann Development,Family Protection Project, Youth Advisory Group, Noor Al-Hussein Foundation, UNRWA, Jordan River Foundation, and Jordan Radio and Television Corporation.
Signatures will be collected by committee members within their own organisational networks. The "Say Yes for Children" campaign will be launched globally on 26 April in London. The campaign will be launched in Jordan in May under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah.
