TIMES REPORT
Peshawar: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Peshawar Press Club have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote active cooperation and joint initiatives in the fields of education, health, nutrition, children’s rights, and protection. The partnership aims to effectively highlight key issues concerning children’s well-being, strengthen the role of the media in these areas, and provide necessary support to the Peshawar Press Club.
In this connection, a ceremony was held at the Peshawar Press Club on Thursday, attended by Vice President Zia-ul-Haq, Joint Secretary Gulzar Muhammad, Finance Secretary Irshad Ali, members of the Governing Body, senior journalists, bureau chiefs of various media organizations, and a large number of journalists.
The ceremony was addressed by Radoslaw Rzehak, Head of UNICEF in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Fasiha Sharif, Communications Consultant; M. Riaz, President of the Peshawar Press Club; Alamgir Khan, General Secretary of the Peshawar Press Club; and senior journalist Shamim Shahid.
The speakers emphasized the importance of highlighting issues related to children’s education, health, nutrition, rights, and protection, raising public awareness, and strengthening the role of the media in creating a supportive environment for children. They expressed the hope that the collaboration between UNICEF and the Peshawar Press Club would help effectively identify and highlight the challenges faced by children, promote responsible journalistic coverage of relevant issues, and raise public awareness.
According to the speakers, the MoU will create new opportunities for mutual cooperation, information sharing, and joint activities focusing on children’s well-being.
The ceremony also highlighted the significance of this development, describing it as the first instance of a United Nations agency signing an MoU with a press club. This is an important distinction for the Peshawar Press Club and represents a positive step towards promoting children’s rights and well-being through journalism.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the MoU was signed by Radoslaw Rzehak, Head of UNICEF in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on behalf of UNICEF, and M. Riaz, President of the Peshawar Press Club, on behalf of the Press Club, paving the way for formal cooperation between the two institutions.
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