UNICEF Indonesia
UNICEF Indonesia is one of over 190 national offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund. As one of the first UNICEF offices established in Asia, UNICEF Indonesia has been on the ground since 1948 to uphold the rights of children in the vast archipelago, including their right to an education, healthcare and protection from abuse and exploitation. It also advocates for political change in support of children, and works with partner organizations from the public, charity and private sectors, to effect change. UNICEF was created in 1946 to provide food, clothing and health care to children in  Europe after the Second World War. In 1953, the UN General Assembly extended UNICEF’s mandate indefinitely and in 1989 it adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which has since become the most widely adopted human rights treaty in history. The CRC now underpins UNICEF’s work around the world, including in Indonesia, and defines children’s rights to protection, education, health care and nutrition, water sanitation and hygiene that enables children to survive and thrive. Missions. UNICEF Indonesia objectives for 2010 - 2015 are working with the government and academic research centres and other partners  to help shape child-friendly policies and more effective public social spending that will reach millions of children and reduce disparities. UNICEF Indonesia also helps to build capacity for government institutions to offer basic health, education, child protection services thereby increasing access for individuals and families. UNICEF Indonesia main areas of work will cover: Policy Advocacy and Partnerships for Children which focuses on social policy, budgeting, social protection, evidence-based advocacy, knowledge management, communications for development, media relations and private sector fundraising and partnerships. Child Survival and Development which provides strategic support and technical assistance to improve policies, access to  and uptake of services through the health system particularly the posyandu (integrated health post) network. It aims to improve water and sanitation for poor and vulnerable children and women; developing capacity in health human resources, particularly in remote poor areas; improving health information systems, monitoring and evaluation; documenting lessons learnt to improve governance, services and resource allocation. Education and Adolescent Development aims to ensure children and young people, especially vulnerable populations, are equipped with adequate knowledge, basic education and life skills to cope with challenges and opportunities such as fighting HIV and AIDS. It also aims to have improved government  and community-based organization capacities at national and sub-national levels for implementing holistic early childhood development; strengthened legislation and increased budget allocations for achieving school readiness for children below 7 years age and improved education sector preparedness plans and strengthened capacities of government and civil society organizations to respond to disasters and emergencies. Child Protection emphasizes building comprehensive child protection systems at national and sub-national levels. Priorities include strengthened service delivery systems at the national and sub-national levels; promoting family-based care; developing a child sensitive justice system and promoting restorative justice for child offenders. UNICEF is  continuing to assist the government to roll out universal birth registration. UNICEF Indonesia Goodwill Ambassador include Ferry Salim. He has been an ambassador since 2004. Where does UNICEF add its value? 1. By being a centre of knowledge and expertise to empower government to be effective in supporting services for children and women. 2. By targeting resources to reach the most vulnerable 3. By empowering children and young people themselves 4. By being at the forefront of emergency response