The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund,(UNICEF) has renewed its commitment towards partnering the Cross River State Government in providing nutritional services to vulnerable persons in the State.
Head of UNICEF, Enugu Field Office, who oversees Cross River , Ibrahim Conteh, disclosed this during a visit to the Ministry of International Development Cooperation in Calabar.
Conteh, accompanied by the UNICEF Nutrition Officer, Ngozi Anora, and the Head of Planning and Monitoring Services, Maureen Okolo, explained that the UN Agency is determined to reach the most disadvantaged children and vulnerable adolescents in a bid to protect the rights of every child, everywhere in Nigeria.
He said providing nutritional services will help children to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
Earlier, the Cross River State Commissioner for International Development Corporation, Inyang Asibong, assured the UNICEF that the State was set to roll out its Social Protection Policy and multi-sectoral plan for Nutrition .
According to Asibong, the policy will cater for the nutritional needs of children, educational needs, and support the less privileged in communities.
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