Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just issued a directive on strengthening the prevention of school violence and bullying while seeking strict punishment for any breaches.
Nearly 100 children representing more than 100,000 children in the central province of Quang Tri attended a forum with National Assembly deputies in the locality on December 13.
Some 700 students from nine secondary schools in Hanoi attended a ceremony reviewing the "Be Friend" Project to change perceptions and behaviors in preventing and repelling school violence.
The Ministry of Public Security, the EU and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) co-organised a training workshop in Hoa Binh province on October 24, aiming to raise public awareness of the prevention of child sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking.
The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs jointly held a ceremony in Hanoi on June 1 to launch the “Action for Children” campaign at the start of summer.
A campaign entitled “Act for Children” was launched in Hanoi on June 1, the International Children’s Day, with the goal of stopping school violence and child abuse through raising awareness of families, schools and the community.
A cooperation agreement on implementing the World Vision International (WVI)’s initiative of ending physical violence against children at home and school was signed between the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and the humanitarian aid organisation in Hanoi on May 17.
According to statistics by UNESCO in 2017, the number of children and adolescents subject to school violence globally reached 246 million people annually.
School violence is a pressing issue of not only Vietnam but also many other countries worldwide. What other nations have done to address it? What will Vietnam do to make improvements?
The Prime Minister has questioned the responsibility of ministries, sectors and localities on school violence and directed them not to let such matter become a pressing social issue
Improved cooperation between students, staff, parents and local authorities is needed to prevent violent or abusive acts at schools, educational experts said at a meeting held on October 10 in HCM City.
More than 100 children from across the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap took part in an open discussion on child abuse held in Cao Lanh city on June 29-30.
Up to 200 children in the northern province of Hung Yen sent messages on a safe life at a forum held on June 27 by the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
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