On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the General Assembly of the United Nations and in cooperation with the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), Suez Cement was a sponsor of the international conference on the “Convention on the Rights of the Child and Islamic Jurisprudence” organized by the Egyptian Ministry for the Family.

Held in Cairo from November 21 to 24 with the patronage of Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, the conference was an important opportunity for the member Islamic states to share experiences and compare views on the Convention.

Since 2007 the Suez Cement group in cooperation with the NCCM has worked on numerous initiatives promoting the rights of children and women, to guarantee the right to growth, education, healthcare, improved standards in recreational activities and sport and to improve economic and social standards.

During his address, Suez Cement group CEO Roberto Callieri observed: “The new generations are a valuable resource and the current economic and financial crisis has highlighted the need to cultivate young human capital.
Every child deprived of the right to an education and to enjoy his childhood is a child unable to express his potential.
Making education available for everyone is not enough, we have to improve the quality of that education.
Suez Cement looks ahead to the future of Egypt’s children with optimism and energy.”