Radovan: UNICEF is a key partner to Germany’s development policy
According to the UN children’s agency, almost one in five children worldwide is growing up in a conflict or crisis zone. Development Minister Alabali Radovan underlined the central importance of UNICEF.
Berlin (d.de) – According to the annual review published by the UN children’s agency UNICEF, 2025 was marked by serious violations of children’s rights for millions of girls and boys around the world. Many suffered from hunger, violence, war, disease and the collapse of basic services. At the same time, aid programmes were able to save lives and create future prospects even under the most difficult conditions.
In a statement, Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan stressed that UNICEF was “a key partner to Germany’s development policy in its international engagement” in support of children’s nutrition, health and education. In Ukraine, for example, the Federal Government is supporting UNICEF’s work to ensure that schools and hospitals can continue operating through the winter, while in Sudan, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is funding initiatives such as the “1,000 Days Programme”, under which UNICEF supports pregnant and breastfeeding women as well as mothers of young children.
Another example is a project known as the Sahel Resilience Partnership, through which the BMZ is working together with UNICEF, the World Food Programme and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) to tackle the hunger crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad.
