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Title: UNICEF: Children's Parliament opens in Zimbabwe View count: 688 Rating: 5.0 (7 ratings) Description: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/zimbabwe_51659.html HARARE, Zimbabwe, 6 November 2009 The 17th session of the Childrens Parliament, a programme of the Zimbabwe Youth Council, opened recently with the aim of spurring the government into action to ensure child survival and empowerment. Since basic social services in Zimbabwe collapsed last year, leaving schools closed and the health system crippled, the countrys children have been denied their fundamental rights to both education and health. With little change on the horizon, the members of the Childrens Parliament have made a passionate plea to the government. The issues that the children have raised are real, said UNICEF Representative in Zimbabwe Dr. Peter Salama. The Childrens Parliament has opened an opportunity for children to air their concerns and for the senior parliamentarians to respond to these queries. It is our hope, as UNICEF, that action will be taken to deliberate on all the issues raised. Tags: unicef, zimbabwe, childrens, parliament, harare, rights, crc, Author: unicef |
