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UNICEF Philippines is one of Philippine's offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund . Being one of the first UNICEF offices established in Asia [ citation needed ] , it works to uphold the rights of children in the Philippines, including their right to education, healthcare, protection from abuse and exploitation.
Child labor in the Philippines is the employment of children in hazardous occupations below the age of fifteen (15), or without the proper conditions and requirements below the age of fifteen (15), where children are compelled to work on a regular basis to earn a living for themselves and their families, and as a result are disadvantaged educationally and socially.
UNICEF, as the UN body responsible for children's rights under the convention, is required to promote its effective implementation and to encourage international cooperation in support of children. UNICEF is also represented when the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child considers each country's implementation of the Convention every five years.
UNICEF (/ ˈ j uː n i ˌ s ɛ f / YOO-nee-SEF), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, [a] is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill is a proposed legislation in the Congress of the Philippines pertaining to sex education as a response to the growing issue of teenage pregnancy in the Philippines. It is known as House Bill No. 8910 in the House of Representatives and Senate Bill 1979 in the Senate.
This is a list of charities in the Philippines. CharityPhilippines.org [1] Angat Buhay Foundation (formally Angat Pinas, Inc.) Bantay Bata 163; Children's Shelter of Cebu; NGITI Association; Fairplay For All Foundation [2] Gawad Kalinga; Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko; SM Foundation [3] Maharlika Charity Foundation; Roots of Health
This is a list of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and advocates, who work on behalf of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for children's rights. UNICEF goodwill ambassadors are usually selected by regional and national UNICEF offices, the primary office at the United Nations building in New York is responsible for ...
Monica Louise "Nikki" Prieto Teodoro (born March 3, 1966) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the Philippines' special envoy to the UNICEF since July 2022; she previously held the title from September 2017 to September 2018. [1] [2] She is the wife of Gilbert Teodoro, the incumbent Secretary of National Defense.