Statement of Intent signed for partnership with UNICEF India, YuWaah India, UN in India
International
- Youth Affairs Secretary Usha Sharma signed a Statement of Intent for partnership with UNICEF India, YuWaah India and United Nations in India to work together with young people for empowering them and to make them changemakers with access to aspirational socio-economic opportunities.
- The statement of intent was signed with UNICEF representative in India Dr Yasmin Ali Haque in the presence of Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.
Source: AIR
Related General Knowledge
UNICEF
- The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
- It is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories.
- UNICEF's activities include immunizations and disease prevention, administering treatment for children and mothers with HIV, enhancing childhood and maternal nutrition, improving sanitation, promoting education, and providing emergency relief in response to disasters.
- Headquarters: New York, United State
- Executive Diretor: Henrietta Fore
United Nations
- The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations.
- Headquarters: New York, United States
- Founded: 24 October 1945, San Francisco, California, United States
- Official languages: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish;
- Secretary general: Antonio Guterres
- Founders: United States, India, Iran, United Kingdom, Australia, etc
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India, which administers Department of youth affairs and Department of Sports in India.
- Officeholder: Kiren Rijiju (MOS independent charge)
- Founded: 27 May 2000
- Headquarters location: New Delhi
- Departments: Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Department of Youth and Sports Development