UNICEF ADVOCATES SIX MONTHS PAID MATERNITY LEAVE
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United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF has recommended six months paid maternity leave and four weeks paid paternity leave to ensure healthy development of young children.
UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Mohammed Fall made the recommendation at the National Early Childhood Development conference in Abuja.
Mr. Fall also recommended two years pre-primary education, adding that the policies would afford parents time and resources needed to support their young children’s healthy development.
The representative emphasized that based on the 2016 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, the key indicators of child development remain low in the country.
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