MARAWI CITY - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) acknowledged the essential role of local governments in the promotion and protection of children.
This role was cited by the UN agency during the interception workshop on "Building Community Resilience and Delivery of Essential Services for Post-Conflict Recovery in Lanao del Sur" held here recently.
UNICEF Social Policy
Specialist Lea Marasigan said the local government, particularly the local
actors, interact with other governments and various organizations to ensure and
promote children's rights.
Marasigan shared that the
local governance approach is vital as it not only addresses the needs and
priorities of every community but also reduces poverty and improves a child's
well-being.
"Local governance
approach can significantly contribute to reducing child poverty and enhancing
children’s well-being. Kung maayos yung serbisyo ng local government unit, yung
kanyang pagplano, yung RHU, magandang nutrition services, child protection
services ay nakakatulong sa pagdevelop ng well-being ng mga bata," said
Marasigan.
She also stated that one of
the objectives of their project "Building Community Resilience and
Delivery of Essential Services for Post Conflict Recovery in Lanao del
Sur" is to promote child-friendly local governance so that the local
government unit becomes more child-friendly in addressing the needs of the
children and the communities.
As the project lasts in the
year 2025, UNICEF hopes that the Provincial Government, the 39 municipalities
of the province, and Marawi City, being the target beneficiaries of the said
project, will not only become child-friendly but also sustain it even after the
project ends.
"What we want to do is
to really capacitate the province, the provincial stakeholders, provincial
government, and eventually they will be able to sustain it and translate it to
providing more robust, technical assistance to the city and the municipalities
in Lanao del Sur," said Marasigan. (Johaira N. Didato)
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