Mr. Ayalew Abai

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  Mr Ayalew Abai, UNICEF's Representative disclosed that the Basic Education component of the agency's Country Programme of Co-operation was geared towards backing Nigeria's quest to achieve the Education for All (EFA) goals on the one hand, and supporting synergy between states and the National Education Strategic development plans on the other.
  
  Represented by Mr Mamman Sidikou, UNICEF's Education Chief, Abai declared that the support was critical for providing the broad framework for harnessing each state's EFA and UBE plans into "a harmonised long term investment plan."
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  Abai continued, "the challenge in Nigeria is enormous in terms of infant and maternal mortality.We are concerned that more than seven million Nigerian children of primary school age still remain outside the school system, the majority of them being girls.In the northern part of the country, the number of children out of school is particularly high, and the proportion of girls to boys ranges from one girl to two boys and even one to three in at least two states.We must focus more on intervention for girls' education in northern Nigeria that would have high results and impact positively in increasing their enrolment in schools, retention and performance."
  
  Abai also affirmed that because so man y children outside the formal school system were in Qura'nic schools and apprenticeships, the situation of the almajiris in Tsangaya schools and boys drop-out in the south east must no longer be ignored if the right of all children to quality education must be met.

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  In a speech read on his behalf by Mr. Joshua Emmanuel, UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Ayalew Abai noted that trafficking of children and women was one of the gravest violations of human rights in the world today.
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  Every year in Nigeria, thousands of women and children are trafficked within the country and across borders to live a life of hardship and untold suffering", Abai stated.
  
  However, he commended the impressive steps that have been taken to address the illegal trade in human beings.He said the legislative framework created by the passage of the Trafficking of Persons Prohibition and Administration Act in 2003 emboldened NAPTIP to properly fight the crime.Similarly, he reckoned that the Child Rights Act which was passed in the same year seeks to create a protective environment for children.
  
  "On behalf of the United Nations, I would like to commend the efforts made by the Federal government of Nigeria in combating child trafficking.Every year, we have seen increasing progress in terms of number of cases reported and investigated, number of criminals prosecuted and convicted, victims rescued and rehabilitated.NAPTIP has opened shelters to host rescued children while investigations are being carried and the families identified", Abai stated.
  
  He lauded the giant leaps that have been recorded in the short time between 2003 and now.He said the collaborative initiative and mutual cooperation between NAPTIP, the Nigeria Police, the Immigration authorities, the justice ministry, NGOs, social workers, psychologists and the media should be applauded.
  
  Abai stressed that great progress was made to address the international dimension of trafficking by signing bilateral agreement with the Benin Republic and supporting fully the organisation of the regional conference on trafficking in persons involving 27 countries from West and Central Africa last year in Abuja.He gave the assurance that UNICEF and its sister agencies would continue to support efforts to fight against child trafficking in all its ramifications.

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  Mr Ayalew Abai, UNICEF Nigeria's new Representative, emphasized the protecting the health and wellbeing of the Nigerian child. 'Every child has the right to grow up healthy and strong.

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  The UNICEF representative, Mr. Ayalew Abai in his remark said it was possible for Nigeria to interrupt transmission of the contagious diseases by 2008 because UNICEF and other agencies have made remarkable progress towards polio eradication. Said Abai, ‘there has been significant decline in Wild Polio Virus burden this year, especially WPVI which is the most virulent and epidemic type.Compared to this time last year, the figures we have today give us reason to cheer.' He however expressed disappointment that the high coverage was not consistent in every round while local government councilsí engagement all over the country also not consistent.

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  UNICEF Country Representative, Mr. Ayalew Abai, said millions of Nigerian children are still under-nourished and out of schools, without adequate healthcare.

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  In its goodwill message at the occasion, Country Representative of UNICEF, Mr Ayelew Abai, said as a development agency with a mandate for children, UNICEF was deeply concerned about the unflattering health statistics on children and women in Nigeria, especially in the North.According to him, every year, at least one million children born in Nigeria die before their fifth birthday, with most of these deaths occurring in the Northern states. "The number of women who die due to pregnancy and related causes is also alarmingly high, with a disproportionate percentage of the maternal deaths occurring in the North."Governor of Niger State and Chairman of the Northern Governors' Forum, Babangida Aliyu, said the poor health indices of the north portray a gloomy picture of a people highly underdeveloped and neglected." He said the target of the governors was to join the world's leading attempt to reduce child and maternal mortality, malaria, polio, VVF, tuberculosismeasles, pneumonia, HIV/AIDS etc.
  
  He expressed concern that this target was not likelyto be met by 2015, not even by 2025, unless there is genuine commitment on the part of the political leadership to improve the funding and management of the health sector, noting that, "The stewardship role of government in driving forward the health sectorre forms to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is crucial in this regard.

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  UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Mr Ayalew Abai, at a recent workshop, said this of Nigeria: Happily several African countries are on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target for underweight - Benin, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, the Gambia and Mauritania.

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  The UNICEF representative, MR. Ayalew Abai in his remark said it was possible for Nigeria to interrupt transmission of the contagious diseases by 2008 because UNICEF and other agencies have made remarkable progress towards polio eradication.Said Abai, "there has been significant decline in Wild Polio Virus burden this year, especially WPVI which is the most virulent and epidemic type.Compared to this time last year, the figures we have today give us reason to cheer"He however expressed disappointment that the high coverage was not consistent in every round while local government councils' engagement all over the country also not consistent.

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  UNICEF Country Representative, Mr. Ayalew Abai commended the First Lady for her presence, which he said was an indication of the importance she attaches to immunization and the well being of Nigerian children.Comparing the fight against polio with a race, Mr. Abai remarked that athletes increase speed and redouble their energies as they approach the finishing line."This is what we need to do now.We probably have to work harder now than we have ever done before since we see light at the end of the tunnel", he said.Goodwill messages were also given by representatives of European Union PRIME, Rotary International and USAID.
  
  The flag-off ceremony also featured traditional dances and drama presentations.

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  United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF),Country Representative, Mr Ayalew Abai, disclosed this yesterday at the opening of a review of the communication strategy of the Polio Eradication Programme in Abuja.
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  Abai attributed reduction in the number of polio cases to a combination of factors, including availability of services and effective mobilisation of parents towards immunisation of their children, adding that the review was an opportunity for Nigeria and its development partners to appraise the programme and re-strategise, in line with global best practices. He said the team of communication experts will "tell us if we are on the right communication track for eradication, show us where we are completely off the track; help us identify the key immediate and critical actions to be addressed; if we are to frog-leap forward; help us create balance between local solution to local challenges, vis-a-vis international models, approaches and standards and to identify communication challenges.

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