VGP - The Action Month for Children, with the theme " Perform for a society free of violence and child abuse", will be launched from June 1st to 30th , 2014. The National target program on children in the 2012-2020 period will be effectively integrated with the program and plan of developing the local economy-society; Functional agencies will evaluate, check and inspect implementing the policies and using resources for poor children, children in mountainous areas, ethnic minority children and children with special circumstances. Simultaneously, departments, local agencies and sectors concentrate activities as the themes for this year, such as organizing a safe and healthy summer for children, organizing activities to help poor children, children in mountainous areas, ethnic minority children and children with special circumstances to provide equal opportunities for children's development. By Thuy Dung … [Read more...] about Action Month for Children in 2014 to be launched in June
Action month for children
Action Month for Children 2014
April 23, 2014 - PPC Vice Chairman Huynh Khanh Toan asked all departments, unions, people's committees of cities and districts to organize practical activities in response to the Action Month for Children 2014. Accordingly, the Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs is assigned the task of in organizing a launching ceremony of Action Month for Children 2014 in Tam Ky City with the collaboration of relevant departments and agencies. The Department is also asked to work with the Department of Information and Communications, Quang Nam Television and Newspaper, related unions and localities in propagandizing the Action Month’s meanings and contents. This aims at raising people’s awareness on their responsibilities of protecting and caring children so as to reduce the number of children who are facing sexual abuse, labour exploitation, accidents, social evils, and law violation. In addition, this Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs should … [Read more...] about Action Month for Children 2014
2015 Action Month for Children focuses on participation right
(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s month of action for children this June aims to promote children’s participation rights, one of four groups of children’s fundamental rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Dang Hoa Nam, director of the Department of Child Protection and Care of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, explains the month of actions’ theme, namely ‘Listening to children’s voices’: "This month of actions is an opportunity to mobilize all-out efforts to implement policies lenient relating to children’s right to participate and raise their voices as recognized by the 2013 Constitution. We selected the theme to highlight adults’ primary role in creating conditions for children to express their opinions, respond to children’s aspirations. We welcome reports on children’s right violations and pledge to work with ministries and agencies to address emerging issues." Over the years, … [Read more...] about 2015 Action Month for Children focuses on participation right
Hanoi launches Action Month for Children 2009
Hanoi now has more than 1.5 million children, of them 18,000 children are in difficult situations. With the theme "joint effort to help poor children" for the action month of children this year, the city will have practical activities to raise awareness of the whole society in protecting and taking care of children in general and poor children in particular; mobilize enterprises, organizations and individuals to secure resources to build public works, present gifts, scholarships and no fee orthopedic surgery for poor and defected children. At the launching ceremony, the municipal people's committee presented 20 scholarships, each worth 500,000 VND to 20 poor pupils who have excellent grades and other gifts and assistances were given to poor children by enterprises. After the launching ceremony, the leader of the city also visited and presented gifts to children infected with HIV at the Center for Society- Labour and Education No.2 in Ba Vi district, Hanoi. Hanoimoi newspaper also gave … [Read more...] about Hanoi launches Action Month for Children 2009
An action month for children 2012 to be launched
This year, June will be selected as action month for children, themed "For a society without violence and injuries to children". The Action Month in 2012 aims to raise people's awareness on the important role of children's protection to encourage them to take an active role in family, school and social activities. In addition, many meaningful social activities will be conducted to attract individuals and organizations' attention to welfare works for children, give gifts to needy children or provide financial assistance to plastic surgeries for children with disabilities. Minh Thien … [Read more...] about An action month for children 2012 to be launched