Secretary P&D Board, Mr. Rafaqat Ali, chaired meeting with the UNICEF Punjab team to discuss the Social Policy Work Plan 2025–27. 📋 During the meeting, UNICEF representatives shared their vision to ensure that by 2027, children, adolescents, and their families especially the vulnerable and marginalized benefit from equity-sensitive and child-friendly policies, programmes, and budget allocations built on high-quality evidence and strengthened systems. 🌍 The Chair reaffirmed that the Government of Punjab is committed to delivering maximum public benefit and acknowledged UNICEF as a valued development partner. He assured full support to ensure the successful implementation of the work plan. 👥 Participants included: ▪️ Member Health, Mr. Shafaat Ali ▪️ Sr. Chief Health, Ms. Uzma Hafeez ▪️ Sr. Chief ECA, Mr. Waheed Asghar ▪️ JCE, Mr. Imtiaz Ahmad ▪️ Social Policy Specialist UNICEF, Mr. Nouman Ghani and other relevant stakeholders.
