UNICEF gives awards to talented children

JAKARTA: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Office of the State Minister of Women's Empowerment will announce on Wednesday three recipients of the Youth Leaders Award 2004.

Fifty-two children from 15 provinces have been nominated by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for awards, the selection of whom involved NGO representatives, teenagers, public figures and government institutions.

President Megawati Soekarnoputri will confer the awards in conjunction with National Children Day on July 23.

Each award recipient will receive Rp 5 million from Bank Niaga as savings deposits and Rp 2 million from PT Astra CMG Life insurance as checks. --JP