A total of 85 children from 12 cities and provinces are attending a two-day conference on child maltreatment and trafficking, in Hanoi on August 26.
Nguyen Hai Huu, head of the Child Care and Protection Department under the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), said that the event will help children to understand more about children’s rights as well as the causes of child maltreatment, violence and trafficking.
They will hold direct talks with representatives from MoLISA and the steering committee for the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT) to reveal their views and thoughts on the issues, he said.
According to Huu, the children’s views will be used to draw up the national programme on child protection during the 2011-2015 period and presented at the national conference on preventing the maltreatment of children in September this year.
MoLISA and COMMIT’s steering committee will deliver recommendations for the issues based on these talks, he said./.
Nguyen Hai Huu, head of the Child Care and Protection Department under the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), said that the event will help children to understand more about children’s rights as well as the causes of child maltreatment, violence and trafficking.
They will hold direct talks with representatives from MoLISA and the steering committee for the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT) to reveal their views and thoughts on the issues, he said.
According to Huu, the children’s views will be used to draw up the national programme on child protection during the 2011-2015 period and presented at the national conference on preventing the maltreatment of children in September this year.
MoLISA and COMMIT’s steering committee will deliver recommendations for the issues based on these talks, he said./.
