The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, F. Shava reported on the World Children’s Day Commemorations, held in Walvis Bay, Namibia on 19th November 2023.
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The nation is informed that the Vice President, Col. (Rtd) Kembo D. Mohadi represented His Excellency the President at the 3rd Annual SubRegional celebrations of the World Children’s Day.
A delegation of ten (10) children from Zimbabwe joined their counterparts from the other three countries in participating in the event.
The Sub-regional World Children’s Day commemorations is an effort by the Heads of State of Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia and Botswana to join the global community in celebrating World Children’s Day as a moment of reflecting on the global community’s commitments towards the Declaration of the Children’s Rights, which have since been adopted by the United Nations and individual countries,
This year’s commemorations were held under the theme, “Renewing our promise for Children’s Rights.”
Cabinet advises that the most notable concerns raised by the children from the four countries included the following:-
- the need for improved child participation and inclusion in the development of Government policies, systems and programmes that affect them;
- the need to remove gender disparities and unequal treatment of children living with disabilities;
- the need for improvement of child protection systems and mechanisms; the need for investment in mental health awareness;
- combating online threats, such as online bullying and exposure to adult and improper content.
The nation is informed that the Vice President had appraised the meeting on the ongoing efforts by the Government of Zimbabwe to improve the protection of the rights of children.
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