Moldovan PM chairs meeting of National Council for Child Rights Protection

Chisinau, August 15 /MOLDPRES/- The current situation in the child protection and the actions to be taken by the authorities to create a system centered on their interests were discussed at a meeting of the National Council for Child Rights Protection, chaired by Prime Minister Dorin Recean, the government's communication and protocol department has reported.

Recean welcomed the resumption of the Council's activity, noting that it represents a platform for consultation with partners and civil society, in order to identify the priority directions of intervention and the implementation of policies with an impact on children. According to the Prime Minister, the Government remains focused on strengthening the child protection system and improving services for families with children, including within the framework of Restart social assistance system reform.

"Our children are to be active members of society and contribute to the modernization of the country. It is our responsibility to protect each of them, to provide them with a safe environment and necessary conditions for development," said Recean.

Minister of Labor and Social Protection Alexei Buzu emphasized the actions already taken by the Executive to combat poverty and respond to the needs of each child. From October 1 last year, 65511 children receive the benefit of 1000 lei, until they reach the age of 2. Also, the social support service for children was extended, thus 18 thousand children from socially vulnerable families received the one-off aid of 4,600 lei. At the same time, in March 2022, in the municipality of Bălți, the first regional center for integrated assistance of child victims/witnesses of crimes was opened.

The council members spoke about the multisectoral response capacity of the Republic of Moldova to online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The concept of "Children - defenders of human rights" and the activity plan of the National Council for Child Rights Protection for the second semester of the current year were also analyzed.

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