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12 Nov 2014

Belarus’ ranked 36th out of 173 countries in children’s well-being index

Belarus’ ranked 36th out of 173 countries in children’s well-being index

MINSK, 12 November (BelTA) – Belarus sits 36th out of 173 countries in the children’s well-being index and ranks among the top countries in the index, Vice Premier of Belarus Anatoly Tozik said at the UNICEF Regional Conference “Strengthening Child Protection Systems to Protect Children from Neglect, Abuse, Violence and Exploitation” on 12 November, BelTA has learned.

“Unfortunately, the world is not always as child-friendly as we want it to be. The protection of child rights and legal interests is one of the major tasks of the government, an unconditional priority of Belarus’ domestic policy. Our country has developed a sustainable mechanism to protect the rights of children. Belarus works hard to make sure every child is happy,” Anatoly Tozik said.

According to him, in the focus are child education and healthcare provision for children and mothers. Belarus does its best to promote traditional families and responsible parenthood. The country has come up with an efficient instrument to identify dysfunctional families at an early stage. The number of orphanages is decreasing as more children are raised by foster families. A lot of work has been done to protect children from various forms of violence.

The Deputy Premier assured that Belarus is ready to adopt the world’s best practices and share its expertise and knowledge in child protection. “The conference will encourage additional measures to improve and strengthen the national system of child protection,” Anatoly Tozik is convinced. He thanked UNICEF for its support in this matter.

The international conference is held in Minsk at Belarus’ initiative on 12-13 November. It is the first time Belarus is hosting such a high-level event on child protection. The conference has brought together over 150 delegates as part of 19 official delegations. They are set to share their views and best practices in creating efficient child protection mechanisms, strengthening the inter-agency cooperation in child protection, and other topical issues. The forum is attended by UNICEF Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS Marie-Pierre Poirier.

UNICEF Regional Conference “Strengthening Child Protection Systems to Protect Children from Neglect, Abuse, Violence and Exploitation”

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