WHEREAS, the programme of cooperation (Fourth Country Programme for Children) was concluded between the Government and UNICEF committing to the full protection and promotion of human rights, particularly those of children;

WHEREAS, this programme of cooperation for 1994-1998 is firmly anchored on the Philippine Plan of Action for Children (the Philippines' response to one of its commitments as the State Party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child), which embodies the country's vision for Filipino children;

WHEREAS, as the resources of the cooperation are limited, this programme of cooperation will contribute to the critical PPAC goals which:

1. directly correspond to the goals embodied in the Plan of Action for implementing the World Declaration for Children and other related provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child;

2. link strongly with the findings of the analysis of the situation of children in the Philippines (1992);

3. are achievable given the comparative advantages of this programme of cooperation; and

4. are appropriately within the assistance policies of this cooperation.

WHEREAS, the growing national awareness of the global issues affecting Filipino children and women, coupled with the increasing role of national and local governments, private sector, families and communities in UNICEF-assisted programs, provide a positive climate in the country and abroad;

WHEREAS, this fund raising should go beyond appealing to individual and corporate generosity and should be able to bring about a broader understanding of the issues and concerns affecting Filipino children;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby authorize the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) to conduct a national information and fund raising campaign for a period of one year, effective from the promulgation of this Proclamation, to raise supplementary funds for the Forth Country Programme for Children: 1994-1998.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Adopted: 12 May 1995

(SGD.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President

By the President:

(SGD.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary