Sub-director of National Institute for children (INAC) INAC Eunice Moreno National Director of Information Ministry of Comm Dr Claudino Filipe

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1 European Union and UNICEF in Angola 17 million Euros contribution agreement for Birth Registration and Justice for Children SIGNING EVENT March 19, 2014 On March 19 th, in the Camões Institute (Portuguese Embassy) of Luanda, the European Union (EU) and UNICEF signed the agreement to support the Government of Angola to improve birth registration as well as expand access to justice for children The list of participants is enclosed. After a brief introduction reminding objectives of the 17 million Euros project, which 15 million Euros are provided by the EU and 2 million by UNICEF, both UNICEF Angola Representative, Francisco Songane and the EU ambassador in Angola, Gordon Kricke, made speeches. This is an important partnership that seeks to put the protection of children at the forefront of the country s development agenda. We know that birth registration is a critical start in life, guaranteeing a child their right to identity we can help protect them as they grow up. This investment in civil registration systems for children will help support the Government of Angola s efforts modernize and decentralize the public administration, said Francisco Songane, UNICEF Angola Representative. The European Union is proud to be able to give these 15 million Euros to help the Ministry of Justice to do its crucial work of birth registration. It will ensure that millions of children will have more access to schools, hospitals, jobs and justice in the future; also areas in which the European Union is supporting the programmes of the Government of Angola, said EU ambassador in Angola, Gordon Kricke. We believe that thanks to these efforts, Angolans will have more opportunities and better conditions in life, which is our key objective in our work of strengthening political and economic relations between Angola and Europe. List of participants Name Title Institution European Union Gordon Kricke EU Ambassador EU Paulo Leitão Project manager EU Daniela Bernardo Simao Communication section EU Government Sr. Fundi Sub-director of National Institute for children (INAC) INAC Eunice Moreno National Director of Information Ministry of Comm Dr Claudino Filipe National Director of Civil Registry and Notary Ministry of Justice Dr. Adilson Miguel Head of Department - Juvenile Ministry of Justice

2 Justice for children Dra. Vicentina Cruz National Direction of Civil Registry and Notary Ministry of Justice Dra. Lidia Guimaraes Officer of the legal department Ministry of Justice EU Embassies Raquel Camara Portugal Ambassadress Portugal Embassy National and International Media Jornal de ANGOLA Angop TV Zimbo RTP Africa LUSA Jornal Agora UN Radio TPA Jornal o Pais Radio Nacional de Angola Radio Mais Maria do Vale Resident coordinator UNDP Mamoudou Diallo Representative FAO Esther Bernizri Senior Protection Officer UNHCR UN UNICEF Francisco Songane Representative UNICEF Amelia Russo de Sa Deputy Representative UNICEF Edina Kozma Chief of Protection UNICEF Lidia Borba Protection officer UNICEF Ana Patricia Silva Protection officer UNICEF Paula Araujo Protection section assistant UNICEF Gwenaelle Lansaman Resource Mobilization specialist UNICEF Olivio Gambo Communication officer UNICEF Vinicius Carvalho Communication consultant for BR and JJ project UNICEF Neusa de Sousa Communication section assistant UNICEF Stefano Visani Chief of Social Policy UNICEF Clara Marcela Barona Chief of C4D UNICEF

3 Pictures of the event - All pictures credits are UNICEF/Angola 2014/Polselli Signing event set up Camões Institute, Luanda Roll ups

4 Partners flags, signing table EU Ambassador in Angola, Gordon Kricke, signing the Contribution agreement

5 UNICEF Angola Representative, Francisco Songane and EU Ambassador in Angola, Gordon Kricke, exchanging the Contribution agreement for signature

6 UNICEF Angola Representative, Francisco Songane and EU Ambassador in Angola, Gordon Kricke, exchanging the Contribution agreement for signature

7 The audience during the signing ceremony

8 UNICEF Angola Representative, Francisco Songane and EU Ambassador in Angola, Gordon Kricke, during the ceremony

9 UNICEF Angola Representative, Francisco Songane and EU Ambassador in Angola, Gordon Kricke, being interviewed by the press

10 UNICEF Angola Representative, Francisco Songane and EU Ambassador in Angola, Gordon Kricke, after the ceremony Edina Kozma, UNICEF Angola Chief of Protection ; Paulo Nelson Leitão, EU Delegation in Angola Project Manager ; Amelia Russo de Sa, UNICEF Deputy Representative