Alvi for broad plan to address health, education issues

President expresses concern over the alarming number of out-of-school children at UNICEF event

ISLAMABAD:

President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday underscored the need for devising a comprehensive strategy to address the challenges being faced by the country in the health and education sectors.

The president, during a presentation by UNICEF on its initiatives, expressed concern over the alarming number of out-of-school children.

He said that over 23 million children were out of school and urged the need for thinking of out-of-the-box solutions to enrol them.

The Country Representative of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Abdullah Abdulaziz Fadil briefed the meeting about the role and achievements made by UNICEF in the health and education sectors of Pakistan.

The UNICEF country representative apprised the meeting of the impacts of floods on children and the support extended by UNICEF to the children of flood-affected areas.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 18^th, 2023.