The National Assembly should work closely with Government agencies tobetter fulfil the vitally important task of providing protection, careand education for children, said its chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.
Speaking at a hearing at the National Assembly's Committee for Culture,Education, Youth and Children in Hanoi on Feb. 15, the toplegislative leader said that despite much efforts, child abuse andtrafficking are still increasingly serious concerns in Vietnam asthey continue to happen in many localities around the country.
"Over the last three years alone, some 1,000 cases of child abus are reported annually," he said.
During the hearing, the committee's deputy chairwoman Ngo Thi Minh gavea summary of the report on its monitoring activities of relevantpolicies and laws related to child protection during the period 2008-10.
She said observations showed that child abuse in Vietnamcontinues in an upward trend and what is more disturbing is it occursnot only in public places as before, but also at home, schools and childcare centres which are supposed to be safe for children in the firstplace.
Minh noted that perpetrators of child abuse camefrom wider range of backgrounds, nationalities and ages. They could bethe child's relatives, teachers or friends, provoking indignation amongthe public.
Statistics showed that from 2008 to 2010, the police had prosecuted some 3,400 cases related to child abuse.
Participants at the hearing expressed their concern at the limitedefficiency of the management role of relevant State agencies as thereare no clear divisions of responsibility during implementation.
They also pointed out the child care service system is very muchrudimentary, while activities to raise awareness on child abuse proveineffective.
At the same time, the resources availablefall short of what is really needed for child protection. Somelocalities failed to invest properly in building playgrounds forchildren.
The compilation of this report was based on thecommittee's visits to six localities as well as the reports prepared bythe People's Councils of 46 cities and provinces.
TheCommittee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children asked relevantministries to review and suggest amendment to relevant legaldocumentation and guidelines for better implementation work in childprotection.
This is the first time a Government hearing has been held at a National Assembly's committee. /.
Speaking at a hearing at the National Assembly's Committee for Culture,Education, Youth and Children in Hanoi on Feb. 15, the toplegislative leader said that despite much efforts, child abuse andtrafficking are still increasingly serious concerns in Vietnam asthey continue to happen in many localities around the country.
"Over the last three years alone, some 1,000 cases of child abus are reported annually," he said.
During the hearing, the committee's deputy chairwoman Ngo Thi Minh gavea summary of the report on its monitoring activities of relevantpolicies and laws related to child protection during the period 2008-10.
She said observations showed that child abuse in Vietnamcontinues in an upward trend and what is more disturbing is it occursnot only in public places as before, but also at home, schools and childcare centres which are supposed to be safe for children in the firstplace.
Minh noted that perpetrators of child abuse camefrom wider range of backgrounds, nationalities and ages. They could bethe child's relatives, teachers or friends, provoking indignation amongthe public.
Statistics showed that from 2008 to 2010, the police had prosecuted some 3,400 cases related to child abuse.
Participants at the hearing expressed their concern at the limitedefficiency of the management role of relevant State agencies as thereare no clear divisions of responsibility during implementation.
They also pointed out the child care service system is very muchrudimentary, while activities to raise awareness on child abuse proveineffective.
At the same time, the resources availablefall short of what is really needed for child protection. Somelocalities failed to invest properly in building playgrounds forchildren.
The compilation of this report was based on thecommittee's visits to six localities as well as the reports prepared bythe People's Councils of 46 cities and provinces.
TheCommittee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children asked relevantministries to review and suggest amendment to relevant legaldocumentation and guidelines for better implementation work in childprotection.
This is the first time a Government hearing has been held at a National Assembly's committee. /.
