New Unicef representative hails Pakistan's efforts to improve indicators for children.

ISLAMABAD -- The United Nations has appointed one of its officials having 25 years of experience in international development and humanitarian relief to head Unicef in Pakistan to lead the new multi-sectoral country programme of cooperation for 2023-2027 in partnership with the government.

Abdullah A. Fadil, the new Unicef representative, also brings to his experience strategic management, peace-making and peace-building, public policy and administration and advocacy work in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Mr Fadil, a national of Canada, presented his credentials to Additional Secretary (United Nations) Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.

Mr Ahmad appreciated Unicef's continued support for Pakistan's national development priorities and its partnership with the government in pursuance of Unicef's mandate for children.

Unicef works to help every girl and boy realise their right to health, including immunisation, nutrition, education, child protection, water, sanitation and hygiene, and social protection - with a focus on children and adolescents living in the most deprived families and hardest-to-reach communities.

Commending Pakistan's efforts to improve indicators for children, Mr Fadil assured the government of Unicef's commitment to continue supporting the federal and provincial authorities to achieve best results for every child.

Prior to his new assignment, Mr Fadil served as Unicef representative in Sudan from 2016 to 2021. He also served as the director of the United Nations Humanitarian Monitoring Mechanism for Syria where he worked on the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Syrians from Jordan, Turkey and Iraq (2014-2016).

He was also the deputy head of mission and chief of staff, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (POCW) between 203-2014 as part of...

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