The seventh National Children’s Forum opened in Hanoi on August 6, with the participation of 188 children representing 25 million peers across the country.
The Seventh National Children’s Forum attracts the participation of 188 children representing 25 million peers across the country. (Photo: dantri.com)
Hanoi (VNA) – The seventh National Children’s Forum opened in Hanoion August 6, with the participation of 188 children representing 25 million peersacross the country.
The forum is being co-organised from August 5-8 by the Ministryof Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), theNational Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education, the Ministry ofEducation and Training, and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's CentralCommittee under the theme of “Children participate in building a safe, friendlyand healthy living environment for children”.
Participants are expected to discuss how to prevent childabuse and violence; prevent and reduce injuries, drowning and trafficaccidents; protect children in the cyber space; respond to climate change,epidemics and natural disasters; and fight child labour.
Participating children are also hoped to share initiativesand solutions that their peers nationwide have taken part in implementing tocreate a safe and healthy living environment for themselves.
In her opening remarks, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha shared that the VietnameseParty, State, Government and MoLISA have paid special attention to and issuedmany relevant policies, decrees, resolutions and official dispatches to these above-mentionedissues to protect a safe and healthy living environment for children, whichhave been well implemented by provinces and cities.
Basically, Vietnamese children have been living in anincreasingly safer environment, with better learning, playing and entertainmentconditions. However, there are still many who are subject to violence and abuse,and forced to work in contravention of the law.
Therefore, the forum would be a venue for children to expresstheir opinions and aspirations or for agencies and organisations to collectchildren's opinions on issues related to them, Ha added.
Participants' messages and recommendations will then be sentto agencies, organisations, policy makers, and people working for children./.
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The Seventh National Children’s Forum attracts the participation of 188 children representing 25 million peers across the country. (Photo: dantri.com) 
