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Ezel is thanked greatly for providing such a funny but good advertisement.

Only recently did the Malaysian Government made it some what compulsory for passengers in the backseat to wear their safety belt. This move should have been done a long time ago, it was just like how we implemented the 3rd brake light. Good move, but other countries such as United Kingdom were using it earlier.

At the end of the day, Proton has done well in informing the citizens of this country about the importance of using the rear seatbelt in a hilarious manner.

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Malaysia has a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural population that enjoys a good standard of living and gives high priority to education and health. Universal primary education was achieved by 1990. The reductions in child and maternal mortality have been exceptional and rates are now similar to those of many developed countries. These improvements are attributable to a well developed primary health care system, including substantial investments in the reproductive health service, and to access to quality water, sanitation and nutrition. But Malaysia is not without its challenges. Underpinning these is the issue of disparity, social and economic, resulting in the marginalization of some communities.

At this very moment Malaysian children suffers from the following issues :

Sixty years of experience tell us that we can turn back child mortality and meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. UNICEF’s Medium Term Strategic Plan for 2006-2009 identifies Young Child Survival and Development as the first right of the child. UNICEF works with governments, national and international agencies, and civil society to support effective and essential actions at each phase of the life cycle of the child, including in pregnancy, early childhood, preschool and school-going years, and in adolescence.

This year just like the years before Serge is collecting donations for Unicef through the means of Blogathon. Visitors and friends of Serge is encourage to make a pledge through Serge’s donation link. Pledges of $10 and above will have the next post dedicated to said pledger in the form of a poem. Remember folks, make a difference for the children. Plege and Donate

Existing low-cost, low-technology and high impact interventions such as vaccines, antibiotics, micronutrient supplementation, insecticide-treated bednets, improved breastfeeding practices and adoption of safe hygiene practices can prevent unnecessary maternal and child deaths and reduce undernutrition.

By packaging services and implementing at scale, high impact and evidence-based maternal, newborn and child survival interventions, we can save millions of lives. By ensuring that all children have access to basic education and by focusing on children marginalized by poverty, HIV/AIDS, conflict and discrimination, we can break the cycle of poverty that keeps children on the brink of survival.

There is resounding support for efforts to realize children’s rights. In just over one year, from April 2001 until May 2002, some 95 million people in more than 190 countries pledged their support for the Say Yes for Children campaign, and endorsed 10 imperatives for children: Leave No Child Out; Put Children First; Care for Every Child; Fight HIV/AIDS; Stop Harming and Exploiting Children; Listen to Children; Educate Every Child; Protect Children from War; Protect the Earth for Children; Fight Poverty. The pledges were tallied and the total presented to the UN General Assembly Special Session in May 2002 by former South African President and renowned humanitarian Nelson Mandela.

Children are entitled to grow up in an environment that ensures they are protected. UNICEF helps create a protective environment for children that fortifies them against abuse in the same way that good health and adequate nutrition fortify them against disease. Creating this protective environment is the best way we can safeguard children from abuses.

UNICEF does this by raising awareness and enhancing capacities at various levels of society and in the government. A protective environment is one where everyone – from children and health workers to governments and the private sector – lives up to their responsibilities to ensure that children are protected from abuse and exploitation.

What is girls’ education?

Education is a fundamental right for all children, including girls. Yet, as in many other areas of their lives, girls’ prospects for education are diminished because of gender discrimination.

The statistics say it all. 65 of the 121 million children in the world who are not in school are girls. In Sub Saharan Africa, 24 million girls were out of school in 2002. 83% of all girls out of school live in Sub Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific. Two-thirds of the world’s 875 million illiterate adults are women.