{"id":38710,"date":"2015-05-20T16:34:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T15:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=38710"},"modified":"2015-05-20T16:34:52","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T15:34:52","slug":"tbas-not-involved-in-child-factory-business-unicef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/tbas-not-involved-in-child-factory-business-unicef\/","title":{"rendered":"TBAs, Not Involved in Child Factory Business— UNICEF"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The United Nations International Children and Education Fund (UNICEF),
\nyesterday, exonerated homes of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) from
\ninvolvement in child factory, and rather blamed maternity homes and other
\nhomes as culprits in the child factory business.<\/p>\n

Speaking through its Communication Officer, Media and External Relations,
\nBlessing Ejiofor, UNICEF said no government organ or international agency
\nhad criminalized TBAs as responsible for child sales, saying TBAs have
\nbecome part and parcel of society especially at the rural level, hence,
\nthey should be trained and educated on best practices, rather than being
\nfalsely accused.<\/p>\n

Ejiofor, who was on a tour to Delta from the UNICEF office in Lagos, and
\nwas hosted to a media interactive session in Asaba, Delta State capital,
\nsaid women visit the TBAs for various reasons and since they can\u2019t be
\nbarred from operations, it becomes imperative to assist them in the best
\nway possible.<\/p>\n

Fielding questions from journalists, she noted that quite a number of
\nwomen are successfully delivered at TBAs but condemned giving birth to
\nchildren without birth registration, adding that birth registration was
\nthe first right of children.<\/p>\n

She stated that UNICEF, as an international agency, has no constitutional
\nright to take up the job of government and its agencies in any tier of
\ngovernment, but that the international agency supports government to build
\ninstitutions to support better living for children.<\/p>\n

She observed that even though the Children Right Bill had been signed into
\nlaw, cultural and religious differences still exist in many societies,
\nhence child marriage and other obnoxious acts prohibited by the Child
\nRight Law are still being carried out in local communities.<\/p>\n

According to her, \u201cwe, at UNICEF, are so passionate about children\u2019s
\nrights, anything that concerns children\u201d saying for the wellbeing of
\nchildren, media organizations should hold policy makers accountable for
\nthe rights of children being trampled on.<\/p>\n

She called on media organizations to give audience to children so that
\nthey could voice their views over issues of national, social and economic
\nsignificance.<\/p>\n

\u201cUNICEF is about children. We are mothers of children. From pregnancy to
\ndelivery, we are involved. We are involved also in upbringing of children
\nbecause children are our focal point in our daily activities at UNICEF\u201d,
\nshe said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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