National Council for Childhood and Motherhood is one of four main entities that work under the Ministry of State for Family and Population. The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) was established in 1988 through a Presidential Decree number 54 in 1988, and was amended by Presidential Decree number 273 in 1989. The Council is entrusted with policymaking, planning, coordinating, monitoring and the evaluation of activities in the areas of protection and development of children and mothers. NCCM operates through a strong network of NGOs, students, volunteers, community leaders, academia, youth centers and schools and in partnership with a large number of donors as well as the UN family. Over the course of the 1990s and until today, the NCCM has played a vital role in policy making, monitoring and coordinating actions in the best interests of children on the national and local levels and has demonstrated a successful model on a regional and international level.