Speaking at anational seminar on protecting children from violence and abuse, inHanoi on September 24, Ngan said that those who involve in child careand protection work at all levels need to be brought together toestablish professional children’s social services.
Representatives from 41 provincial and city ministries and sectors anddomestic and foreign experts in child protection and care analysed thereasons that lead to child abuse, emphasing the lack of managementability and responsibility in public employees and officials in childprotection, care and education.
The Ministry ofPublic Security has reported that each year, there are more than 100children murdered, 900 cases of child abuse and 50 children traffickedor kidnapped./.