The Italian Ambassador to Djibouti (resident in Addis Ababa), Agostino Palese, and UNICEF Representative in Djibouti, Franck Abeille, sign an agreement of 1 million euros for strengthen the Child protection system in Djibouti.
The initiative, implemented by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) will focus, for the next 24 months, on the prevention and the response to violence against girls and boys and the support of the legal and policy environment to enable vulnerable children and families to access quality child protection and other basic social services.
The initiative has been developed in close coordination with the competent institutions – Ministry of Woman and Family, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior – but also with non-governmental organizations and local associations to ensure the success of the action and the achievement of the set objectives.