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Striving for Achieving MDGs |
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Eradicate Poverty & Hunger |
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Universal Primary Education |
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Gender Equality
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Reduce Child Mortality |
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Improve Maternal Health |
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Combat HIV/AIDS & Other Diseases |
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Environmental Sustainability |
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Global Partnership for Development |
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Bangladesh and UNICEF :
Sustainable Environment
The United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF) opened its office in 1952 in what was then East Pakistan.
Besides the Dhaka office, UNICEF has field presence in three Chittagong
Hill Tracts districts, and in 17 district locations and the urban
centres of Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Dhaka.
The 1996-2000 Bangladesh Country Programme of Cooperation seeks to bring
all activities in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
the Declaration and Plan of Action of the 1990 World Summit for
Children, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women. A budget of US$250 million was approved;
US$80 million is sourced from General Resources and US$170 million needs
to be raised through Supplementary Funds. UNICEF collaborates with a
wide range of partners including line Ministries, local governments,
communities, and 350 NGOs.
Objectives of the GOB-UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation:
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To reduce
infant and under-five child mortality rates by one-third or to 50 and
70 per 1,000 live births respectively, whichever is less;
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To reduce
maternal mortality rate by half;
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To reduce
severe and moderate malnutrition among under-five children by half;
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To provide
universal access to safe drinking water and universal access to
sanitary means of excreta disposal;
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To provide
universal access to basic education and completion of primary
education by at least 80% of primary school-age children;
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To provide
improved protection of children in especially difficult circumstances;
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To expand
early childhood development activities, including appropriate low-cost
family and community-based interventions.
The Water and Environmental Sanitation Programme has already
enabled 97% of the population to have access to safe water. However,
coverage in areas low water tables and the problem of arsenic
contamination need to be addressed.
Attention
and resources are also focused on increasing access to sanitary means of
human waste disposal, and for promoting early development of hygienic
behaviour. School Management Committees also maintain sanitation and
water supply facilities.
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