Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Kathmandu, May 24:

Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Durga Shrestha said the ministerial level consultation meeting held in Islamabad from May 19 to 21 in connection with the preparation of the world report on control of violence against children discussed among other juvenile justice system and control of violence against children by the family and community.

Speaking at a press conference organised here today, Shrestha said matters related to the role of the state in children’s protection, health and education development, social awareness on child rights and child participation were also discussed. The report is being prepared at the call of the UN secretary general. Representatives from the governments, civil society and various UN bodies from the SAARC countries and Afghanistan took part in the meeting that shared the state of child protection in their respective countries and prepared a regional action plan.