Vietnam has achieved considerable progress in ensuring children’srights since it participated in the United Nations Convention on theRights of the Child, said UNICEF Representative in Vietnam YoussoufAbdel-Jelil.
Vietnam was the first country in Asiaand the second in the world ratifying the convention one year after itwas approved by the UN General Assembly in 1989, Abdel-Jeliladdressed a ceremony held by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Hanoi onDecember 4 to announce the “State of the World’s Children 2014” report.
The country saw a decrease of 75 percent in thefatality rate among under-five children, and completely eliminatedparalysis in 2000 and tetanus in mothers and newborns in 2005 thanks tohigh vaccination. Almost all children gained access to school.
Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Doan MauDiep thanked international organisations for their coordination withVietnamese ministries and agencies in protecting, caring and educatingchildren over the past time.
The report will serveas a tool to help Vietnam understand its position and the results ithas gained in implementing children’s rights in comparison with othernations in the region and the world, he added.
Heaffirmed that his ministry will continue working with others to betterpolicies and laws related to children and improve basic social welfare,particularly child protection services with the focus on poor childrenand those living in far-flung areas.
Diep also praised ideas and initiatives from children and youths to help ensure children’s rights.
On this occasion, UNICEF highlighted several initiatives Vietnam hascarried out to improve the lives of children, including a programme toprovide instant nutritious food for malnourished children, day boardingschools for ethnic students, and a programming contest on mobile phonestargeting children.-VNA
Vietnam was the first country in Asiaand the second in the world ratifying the convention one year after itwas approved by the UN General Assembly in 1989, Abdel-Jeliladdressed a ceremony held by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Hanoi onDecember 4 to announce the “State of the World’s Children 2014” report.
The country saw a decrease of 75 percent in thefatality rate among under-five children, and completely eliminatedparalysis in 2000 and tetanus in mothers and newborns in 2005 thanks tohigh vaccination. Almost all children gained access to school.
Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Doan MauDiep thanked international organisations for their coordination withVietnamese ministries and agencies in protecting, caring and educatingchildren over the past time.
The report will serveas a tool to help Vietnam understand its position and the results ithas gained in implementing children’s rights in comparison with othernations in the region and the world, he added.
Heaffirmed that his ministry will continue working with others to betterpolicies and laws related to children and improve basic social welfare,particularly child protection services with the focus on poor childrenand those living in far-flung areas.
Diep also praised ideas and initiatives from children and youths to help ensure children’s rights.
On this occasion, UNICEF highlighted several initiatives Vietnam hascarried out to improve the lives of children, including a programme toprovide instant nutritious food for malnourished children, day boardingschools for ethnic students, and a programming contest on mobile phonestargeting children.-VNA
