Press Centre (6/2011)

EU and UNICEF launch project to help protect children from violence in South East Europe EU and UNICEF launch project to help protect children from violence in South East Europe

Brussels, 30 June 2011 - The European Union and UNICEF today announced a new ?1.65 million joint initiative to strengthen public services aimed at identifying, monitoring and addressing violence against children in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Turkey, through reinforced partnership between civil society and state decision makers. Regional activities planned under the new two-year initiative will foster knowledge and experience-sharing among key intergovernmental organisations, networks of independent monitoring networks and civil society platforms. more

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LINK TV showcases broadcast premiere of powerful documentary on the struggle to educate girls

	A powerful and moving film supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) on the struggles girls face daily to get an education in the developing world, will air for the very first time on Link TV's broadcast network on Friday, 24 June at 7 p.m. EDT. more

Ministry of Justice General Director of Prisons and Detention Centers visits UNICEF

	Ministry of Jusitice General Director of Prisons and Detention Centers Sefa Mermerci and his wife, Sevgi Mermerci also the President of the Happy Children Foundation, together with Vehbi Kadri Kamer , Prisons and Detention Centers Unit Director organized a coutrtesy visit to UNICEF Turkey Country Office. more