ECA signs deal with Unicef

ECA signs deal with Unicef

Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) are partnering on a series of initiatives to advance their shared mission to drive innovation and excellence in early childhood development and to create opportunities for every child in Abu Dhabi and around the world to be raised in a healthy, safe and nurturing environment. As part of this partnership, Unicef is joining the new World Early Childhood Development Movement, or WED Movement, established earlier this year by ECA. WED Movement is uniting a multidiscipline global network of experts in early childhood development and related fields to work together to create a series of programmes and initiatives that promote the healthy development of young children. ECA and Unicef will work together to improve cooperation with the United Nations and various international and regional partners to advance a common global progressive agenda for the early childhood development sector and promote creation of a digital infrastructure to better connect and share information across the global ECD ecosystem. The ECA/ Unicef partnership was solidified at a recent meeting between Sana Mohammad Suhail, ECA Director-General, and Ted Chaiban, Regional Director of Unicef Middle East and North Africa. The two early childhood