Akimat of E Kazakhstan and UNICEF approve work plan for 2014
The document was signed by Ermek Kosherbayev, First Deputy Akim, and a representative of the UN Children's Fund in Kazakhstan Jun Kukita. The plan includes provisions on school education quality improvement with a focus on inclusive education, support of local authorities in promoting planning, budgeting and implementation of local programs in accordance with the principles of the initiative "Child Friendly City" in the interests of the most vulnerable children. Many activities of the work plan are aimed at building the capacity of rural youth centers staff, technical assistance in adapting social integration programs for rural areas, and support urban and regional authorities in the development and implementation of an integrated system of child protection measures. It is noteworthy that the programs will involve children with disabilities and their. "We have achieved a lot. For example, the infant mortality rate has decreased. The number of children who regularly attend school is rapidly growing. We are ready to continue our work. The signed document is important for our work for the benefit of the children of Kazakhstan", said Jun Kukita Recall that the joint UN program for 2011-2015 called "Improving the competitiveness of the region through the implementation of innovative approaches to regional planning and the provision of social services to the population (evidence from Semipalatinsk region)" was signed in 2010 by the Akimat of East Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and UN agencies - the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund.
