UNICEF Europe & Central Asia

Adopted! With the approval of Member States, the second European Programme of Work - #EPW2 – is now official. Developed through a year-long process of co-creation with countries and partners, EPW2 is both a vision and a roadmap - designed to keep WHO Regional Office for Europe focused, accountable, and ready for the future. It sets out 5️⃣ priorities: ▶️ strengthening health security ▶️ preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases ▶️ supporting healthy ageing ▶️ tackling the climate–health crisis ▶️ shaping the health systems of the future And 2️⃣ special initiatives that cut across all priorities: ▶️ primary health care, and ▶️ response to violence against women and girls My deepest thanks to our 53 Member States, focal points, and partners for shaping and adopting this historic framework. With the renewed mandate, we will ensure that WHO/Europe remains your partner of choice - trusted, focused, responsive, and results-driven. To read more about #EPW2: https://bit.ly/3CYBM5F #HealthForAll World Health Organization | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | WHO Regional Office for Europe | Gundo Weiler | Melitta Jakab | Natasha Azzopardi Muscat | Ihor Perehinets | Robb Butler | Domenti Oxana | Sevil Huseynova | Gabrielle Jacob | Thomas Dentzer | UN City Copenhagen

Every child deserves a healthy start for a healthy life. Today at #RC75CPH, we took a major step toward that goal as Member States adopted the five-year regional Strategy for Child and Adolescent Health and Well-being. The strategy responds to worrying trends in our Region: rising neonatal mortality in some countries, increasing mental health challenges, and growing childhood obesity. It calls for coordinated, equity-driven action across sectors to reverse these trends. Grateful to UNICEF Europe & Central Asia and Regional Director Regina De Dominicis for close collaboration in developing this joint strategy. We signed today a Memorandum of Understanding cementing our partnership and setting the next steps as we move toward the implementation phase of the strategy. Working together with Member States and partners, including UNFPA in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, we can secure a healthier future for every child and adolescent. #HealthForAll

What a week! #Youth week for us at EBRD Kosovo with already second #youth-dedicated event! Today EBRD joined forces with the well-known and pro-active UNICEF Kosovo to promote together the youth engagement in #Kosovo’s green transition! #Youth and #Green – what a combination! The signed MoU is built on the recent EBRD Kosovo Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings Programme - #EUR80 million financing and technical assistance for the modernisation of up to 400 public buildings (25% of Kosovo’s total). The Programme is being implemented by KEEF - Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund under the great leadership of Driton B. Hetemi. EBRD and UNICEF Kosovo will cooperate in the following areas: - #Youth engagement in green transition, in particular support to #youth-led energy efficiency and environmental initiatives; - #Skills development and entrepreneurship by strengthening professional readiness and entrepreneurial #skills for #green careers; - Evidence-based policy-making through cooperation in #data collection and analysis. I am especially delighted to sigh the MoU with my great compatriot and friend Veronika Vashchenko, Head of UNICEF Kosovo. Together with Engjellushe Januzi, Esmeralda Shehaj Zhabjaku, Teuta Halimi, Laurat Raca