At the event (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - A workshop aimed at improving the quality of care andsupport for disadvantaged children took place in HCM City on October 15.
It offered a forum for domestic and foreign experts, non-governmental and civilsociety organisations (NGOs/CSOs), and relevant agencies to discuss and shareexperience.
Entitled “Strengthening the Role of NGOs/CSOs in Promoting and RealisingChildren’s Rights”, it was co-organised by the Ho Chi Minh City Association forthe Protection of Children’s Rights and UNICEF Vietnam.
Vice President of the association Pham Dinh Nghinh said the child protectionsystem and services offering care have improved and diversified over the recentpast.
He called upon NGOs and CSOs to strengthen their role in raising the efficiencyof child protection efforts into the future.
The association intends to hold regular events with organisations on promotingchildren’s rights. It will devise specific programmes and plans based onrecommendations on removing bottlenecks in child protection, he underlined.
For her part, UNICEF Deputy Representative in Vietnam Lesley Miller said it hasconducted a range of activities in child protection with agencies in Vietnamand in HCM City in particular, most notably the Child Friendly CitiesInitiative.
Delegates at the workshop put forth solutions to enhance the role of NGOs andCSOs in realising children’s rights, pointing out that children being equippedwith skills and knowledge about their rights is the most effective method of childprotection./.
It offered a forum for domestic and foreign experts, non-governmental and civilsociety organisations (NGOs/CSOs), and relevant agencies to discuss and shareexperience.
Entitled “Strengthening the Role of NGOs/CSOs in Promoting and RealisingChildren’s Rights”, it was co-organised by the Ho Chi Minh City Association forthe Protection of Children’s Rights and UNICEF Vietnam.
Vice President of the association Pham Dinh Nghinh said the child protectionsystem and services offering care have improved and diversified over the recentpast.
He called upon NGOs and CSOs to strengthen their role in raising the efficiencyof child protection efforts into the future.
The association intends to hold regular events with organisations on promotingchildren’s rights. It will devise specific programmes and plans based onrecommendations on removing bottlenecks in child protection, he underlined.
For her part, UNICEF Deputy Representative in Vietnam Lesley Miller said it hasconducted a range of activities in child protection with agencies in Vietnamand in HCM City in particular, most notably the Child Friendly CitiesInitiative.
Delegates at the workshop put forth solutions to enhance the role of NGOs andCSOs in realising children’s rights, pointing out that children being equippedwith skills and knowledge about their rights is the most effective method of childprotection./.
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