UNICEF Young Envoys Programme (the Programme), launched by UNICEF HK in 1996, aims to provide a valuable opportunity for Hong Kong youngsters to explore global and local issues in relation to children's  rights on survival, protection, development and participation. Currently, over 5.84 million children fail to reach their fifth birthday every year, and the majority of those deaths are preventable. The Programme enables local youngsters to better understand the difficulties and challenges children facing globally, and partner with UNICEF to end children's suffering. Outstanding Young Envoys will be granted an opportunity to visit UNICEF work in the field in a developing country.

Objectives 

• To cultivate child rights advocates through capacity and skill building in terms of child rights knowledge, leadership, communication, organizing and mobilizing.
• To raise awareness of the challenges and threats faced by children around the world and how UNICEF improves lives of millions of children.
• To offer a platform for young leaders to participate in and lead UNICEF HK's advocacy and education works. 
• To realise right to participation and promote United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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