Unicef chief to visit Indonesia

Unicef chief to visit Indonesia

JAKARTA (JP): The president of the executive board of the
United Nations Children Fund (Unicef), Anna Semamba Makinda, will
visit Indonesia next week as the UN agency is preparing to renew
its cooperation program in the country.

The Unicef office in Jakarta said in a statement yesterday
that Makinda, who is also Tanzania's Minister of Community
Development, Women's Affairs and Children, will meet with a
number of top Indonesian officials and visit the East Nusa
Tenggara province during her Sept. 11-17 stay in Indonesia.

Among the officials she has been scheduled to meet include
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Azwar Anas, State
Minister of National Development Planning Ginandjar Kartasasmita,
Minister of Health Sujudi and State Minister of Women's Affairs
Mien Sugandhi.

In East Nusa Tenggara, she will observe activities and
programs sponsored by the UN agency and have talks with local
officials there.

Unicef and the Indonesian government will renew their
cooperation program for the 1995-2000 period. The Country Program
of cooperation will be submitted for approval to the Unicef's
executive board next April.

Makinda, according to the Unicef office, has a wealth of
experience in development management both at national and
international levels. She has held very senior positions in the
Tanzanian cabinet and has headed her country's delegation to many
international forums. (emb)