Hanoi (VNA) – The sixth national children’s forum officially kicked off inHanoi on August 15 with the theme “Children with children’s issues”, gathering 169children from 41 provinces and cities nationwide.
Membersof SOS Children’s Villages across the country, the Thuy An RehabilitationCentre for Handicapped Children, and the Children’s Councils of Hanoi, Ho ChiMinh City, Quang Ninh and Binh Dinh provinces also took part in the event.
Addressingthe opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social AffairsNguyen Thi Ha voiced her hope that participants of the forum will promote theirresponsibility, confidence, knowledge and creativity to reap fruitful resultsin child protection.
At thisyear’s forum, participating children will be updated on the implementation ofrecommendations at the previous edition in 2017.
They willdiscuss and deliver recommendations on child abuse prevention, accidents andinjuries, safety in cyberspace, and other issues.
Notably, participantswill join a dialogue withrepresentatives from different State agencies and organisations onAugust 17, the last day of the forum.
The first biennial forum took place in Hanoi in2009.-VNA
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