Partnerships
Working together for children in Malaysia.
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Working in partnership with the Government of Malaysia since 1954, UNICEF’s strategic role and support for programs to benefit children and youth in Malaysia has continued to evolve keeping pace with the country’s development.
UNICEF works with the Government to support the Ninth Malaysian Plan in the efforts to ensure access to quality care, education and social protection services for all children.
The key program priorities agreed by the Government of Malaysia and UNICEF for 2008-2010 are to:
- Facilitate HIV and AIDS awareness, prevention and care under UNICEF and UNAIDS "Unite for Children; Unite against AIDS” global campaign launched in Malaysia in November 2005.
- Support the Government’s five year National Strategic Plans on HIV/AIDS 2006-2010 and especially its harm reduction initiatives.
- Work with the Ministries of Education and Health using life-skills based learning for both curriculum development as well as grassroots activities.
- Work with Government agencies and civil society to improve monitoring and reporting systems for all forms of abuse against children.
- Collaborate with regional partners, the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, the Ministry of Home Affairs, other Government departments as well as human rights institutions to address the pernicious cross-border crime of trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and women.
- Work with Government and civil society to support a national surveillance and monitoring system for the incident and causes of injury and accident in children and young people. To better understand the risk factors that lead to child injury will assist UNICEF to support the Government to develop effective strategies, partnerships and interventions to reduce the risk of accident.
- Support the Government and civil society to improve emergency preparedness and to build a resilient community.
- Support studies on child development, protection, participation and civic responsibility.
- Exchange experiences through technical assistance, training, policy analysis and inter-country research on issues affecting children and young people.
