30 Jun 2015 - UNICEF MENA Regional Social Policy Advisor Visits Iran on Multi-dimensional Child Poverty
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UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Social Policy Advisor, Mr. Arthur Van Diesen, made a one week visit to Iran from 14 to 22 June 2015 as part of a joint cooperation between UNICEF Iran Office and the Ministry of Labour, Cooperatives and Social Welfare (MCLSW) on multi-dimensional child poverty.
During his stay, Mr. Van Diesen attended a number of meetings with senior officials including Deputy Minister for Social Welfare of the Ministry of Labour, Cooperatives and Social Welfare, Dr. Ahmad Meidari, as well as head of the State Welfare Organization, Mr. Anooshiravan Mohseni Bandpey, as well as other relevant organizations during which he presented global and regional perspectives on reducing child poverty.
Several key government officials were also present in this meeting held in Alborz Provincial Governor’s Office including Alborz Province Deputy Governor General for Security, Political and Social Affairs Dr. Hojat Molla-Salehi, Director General of Alborz State Welfare Organisation Dr Afrooz Bahrami, Vice Minister for International Affairs of the MCLSW, Dr Mohammad Taghi Hosseini, as well as Director General of the Bureau for Social Harms of the MCLSW, Dr Roozbeh Kardouni.
In the last leg of his mission, Mr Van Diesen joined a team of education experts from UNICEF Regional Office who were on an official visit to Iran to introduce the Out-Of-School Children Initiative methodology in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Cooperatives and Social Welfare.
Read this story on UNICEF Iran's website.
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