The Mission of UNICEF in the DPRK
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delimitation of any frontiers.
UNICEF in the DPRK works for the realization of the rights of
children and women, as defined in international human rights instruments,
especially the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and
relevant national laws. It does so in the context of UNICEF's global mission
statement, the goals of the Millennium Summit and the UN General Assembly's
Special Session on Children, and the organizational priorities of UNICEF's
medium-term strategic plan.
UNICEF's primary concern at the present time in the DPRK is to
assure an essential humanitarian safety net for the most vulnerable children
and women as a part of the UN's consolidated appeals process. It targets the
most basic priorities, ensuring that it makes the most efficient use of its
limited resources, generously provided by the international community. It
constantly reviews policy and strategy to ensure that this is so. It monitors
closely the distribution and use of humanitarian supplies for appropriateness
and best end utilization.
UNICEF is also convinced that humanitarian assistance alone
cannot provide the solution to the ongoing emergency in the DPRK. It thus
engages too in limited development cooperation. Here it prioritizes action to
enhance national capacities, review and revise social sector plans and
policies, and undertake small-scale projects to provide examples for
larger-scale development once greater investment becomes available.
UNICEF works in close collaboration with other members of the
United Nations Country Team and of the humanitarian and development community
in the DPRK. It provides policy and intellectual leadership for the community
in the areas of nutrition, water and sanitation, education and, together with
WHO, in health. It is the lead advocate for rights of children and women,
providing regular updates on their situation and key information and training
to members of the humanitarian and development community.
UNICEF is focused on
the achievement of concrete results. Its medium-term and annual action plans
are based around sets of clearly enunciated measurable and time-bound outputs
and outcomes. Its monitoring and evaluation activities are oriented to the
measurement of these results and to constant review of the efficiency and
effectiveness of strategy and implementation.
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