Gov’t, UNICEF ink US$15M pact for child rights, gender equality

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (right) and UNICEF Guyana/Suriname Representative Dr. Suleiman Braimoh (left)  signing the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) yesterday. (GINA photo)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and UNICEF Guyana/ Suriname Representative Dr. Suleiman Braimoh yesterday signed the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP), which is expected to foster rights of children and target gender equality.

The programme, which represents an investment of US$15.2 million by UNICEF, was developed through an agreement with the government and will support national priorities and policies of increasing