AMMAN, Jordan, 2 March 2009 The first UNICEF Regional Awards for Media on Child Rights were handed out last week at an official ceremony in Amman, under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, UNICEFs Eminent Advocate for children.
UNICEF Regional Director Sigrid Kaag thanked Queen Rania for supporting the event. Ms. Kaag emphasized the medias important role in coverage of child and adolescents rights, noting that adolescence was the theme of this years media awards.
Adolescence is an age of transition, questioning and many apparent contradictions, she said, and covering it is a special challenge for the media.
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