UNICEF to award three RI children

UNICEF to award three RI children

JAKARTA: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the
Office of the State Minister for Women's Empowerment jointly
announced on Thursday the bestowing of awards on three Indonesian
high school students for their roles in promoting the rights of
Indonesian children.

The recipients of the awards are Bella Diniyah Putri, a junior
high school student from Lampung; Ady Juanda, a junior high
school student from Padang, West Sumatra; and Asti Utami, a
senior high school student from Palembang, South Sumatra.

UNICEF said in a press statement that President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono would present the awards to the children on July 24 at
a ceremony to commemorate 2005 National Children's Day.

The three winners were selected from 65 children proposed by
various organizations. -- JP