President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali received a courtesy call from Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Mr Roberto Benes at State House today.
During the meeting, Mr Benes congratulated President Ali on his Government’s development vision, particularly its focus on human capital.
He commended Guyana for the progress made in addressing violence against women and children and pledged UNICEF’s support for further cooperation.
President Ali highlighted several programmes his Government has initiated to improve the lives of women, children and other vulnerable groups.
He stressed that Guyana is moving beyond charters and is developing its own path that will set standards and models globally.
Mr Benes was accompanied by UNICEF’s representative in Guyana and Suriname, Mr Gabriel Vockel.
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud also attended the meeting.
