She said Ms. Veneman that "Egypt is on its way towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, including those related to universal primary education for all and reducing maternal and child mortality."
And top the agenda of the trip, discussions about the need to provide greater protection for vulnerable children, including girls who are subjected to genital mutilation and amputation and children at risk of violence and abuse. Ms. Veneman met with the Prime Minister and a number of government officials and other partners, and seen as well as the UNICEF-supported programs.
Girls' education
School pupils welcomed Ragha for girls, in terms of administrative Bdrashen, Ms. Veneman who offer the song before it Ikmn work in the classroom on various topics ranging from mathematics to food and nutrition.
The school was built in the Girls' Education Initiative of the United Nations, which began in 2003 in order to achieve equality between the enrollment rates of girls and boys by 2007. Egypt currently boasts the presence of 94 girls per 100 boys enrolled in primary schools.
And walked around the Secretary General of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, Ambassador Khattab, with Ms. Veneman around the school, which is one of 627 schools run by the Council to provide quality education in remote areas of the country.
© UNICEF Egypt/2007/HartwellUNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman. Veneman speaks to a boys in Kafr El-Sisi to receive the street children in Cairo, Egypt.Ms. Veneman has commented on the exceptional long-term impact will this education. She told reporters outside the school that he would not lead to improving the lives of students, but will also improve the lives of their families and their communities, and ultimately will benefit the country as a whole.
Center for street children
Ms. Veneman also visited during her trip to a reception center for street children in Cairo and is run by a UNICEF-supported non-governmental organization Caritas.The number of street children in Egypt, between 600,000 and one million children a child, and the reception center is located in Kafr El-Sisi, on the outskirts of the capital, which accommodates from 25 to 40 children per day.
UNICEF is providing technical assistance center that will enable the staff of the gradual reintegration of children in the community through health, education and counseling services. Ms. Veneman and heard from the children directly to the stories about their lives - the stories that highlight the multiple causes, where children end up homeless, ranging from extreme poverty to the poor quality of teaching.
Veneman said: "It is encouraging to see what is being done to extend a helping hand to vulnerable children. Is required whenever possible the reintegration of these children with their families and return them to school."
Ms. Veneman pointed out that with the support of such programs, UNICEF is using its experience and technical expertise from around the world to improve the conditions of Egyptian children - giving them the opportunity to get out of the streets, and access to education and to continue a productive life.
