Kathmandu - Nov 20, 2009: The world marks 46th Anniversary of the Universal Children’s Day. In Nepal, among other celebrations, UCAAN, using the synergy of its partnership, has organized an event to make key stakeholders and general public aware about the needs of Children Affected by AIDS (CABA) in Nepal and to promote the wellbeing of these children.  

Responding to the issue of CABA in Nepal, Basanta Chhetri, Geenral Secretary at UNICEF and Co-Chair of UCAAN says “All children have the right to protection. Exploitation increases when parents or caregivers are absent due to illness, death or abandonment. Because such problems are highly likely to cluster in the lives of children affected by AIDS, they are particularly vulnerable to protection violations.

I call everyone to unite for enhanced social protection, legal protection and justice, and alternative care, to address the silence and stigma that allow discrimination, abuse and exploitation of children to continue”.