UNICEF MNE - Visit to the Italian Embassy

PODGORICA, April 21, 2011 - As part of the second phase of the 'It's About Ability' campaign children with disabilities visited the Italian Embassy in Podgorica.
UNICEF Representative Noala Skinner said that these kinds of events, where doors are clearly shown to be open to children and young people with disabilities, and where they can learn about how institutions function are very important for supporting inclusion. Skinner hopes that other international and local institutions will follow the example of Italian Embassy.
During the two hour visit children interacted with the staff and had an overview of the Embassy organization. They also had a unique chance to see how it feels to be in the chair of the Ambassador.
Embassy staff showed them the visa section, archives, the process of issuing passports, visas and birth certificates.
Andjela, Badema, Nikola, Ivan, Miljan and Dijana were delighted with the visit.
The visit was organised following the Italian Ambassador's invitation to children during last year's intergenerational dialogue held in Kolasin and his subsequent interactions with children, including when one of the guests, Nikola Zekic, played the piano at the start of the Verdi concert held in December 2010.
At the end of the visit children sang a song for Italian Ambassador and UNICEF Representative.

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• UNICEF Montenegro
• Nikola Zekic
• Dijana Lukovac
• Ivan Vukovic