JEDDAH: At the recent meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Kingdom praised the council for its protection of children, saying that they were among society’s most important members, and that their continued development indicated the integrity of a country and ensured the availability of future resources for social, economic and political progress.
Faisal bin Hassan Trad, the Kingdom’s permanent representative to the United Nations, used the session on the rights of children to talk about the Family Security Program of 2010, and its achievements in promoting awareness of children’s rights in the Kingdom. Fifteen government and nongovernmental organizations were present at the meeting.
He noted that 64 violence protection centers are currently being set up in health facilities, adding that “Child Health Passports” are now being issued to monitor the health of children from birth to the age of five.
Trad said that the Kingdom’s educational policies emphasize the country’s commitment to the right of male and female children, including the physically and mentally challenged, to education. He also said that at the primary level, 96 percent of children have access to schools, while the average reading and writing proficiency rates for those between the ages of 15 and 24 is 98 percent. He said that an independent commission was being set up to evaluate the general education system and to improve the quality of its output.
The Kingdom ratified the UN Charter for Protection of the Child and its optional protocol in 1996, along with a number of other agreements relating to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the involvement of children in armed conflicts, as well as protection from abuse.
Faisal bin Hassan Trad, the Kingdom’s permanent representative to the United Nations, used the session on the rights of children to talk about the Family Security Program of 2010, and its achievements in promoting awareness of children’s rights in the Kingdom. Fifteen government and nongovernmental organizations were present at the meeting.
He noted that 64 violence protection centers are currently being set up in health facilities, adding that “Child Health Passports” are now being issued to monitor the health of children from birth to the age of five.
Trad said that the Kingdom’s educational policies emphasize the country’s commitment to the right of male and female children, including the physically and mentally challenged, to education. He also said that at the primary level, 96 percent of children have access to schools, while the average reading and writing proficiency rates for those between the ages of 15 and 24 is 98 percent. He said that an independent commission was being set up to evaluate the general education system and to improve the quality of its output.
The Kingdom ratified the UN Charter for Protection of the Child and its optional protocol in 1996, along with a number of other agreements relating to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the involvement of children in armed conflicts, as well as protection from abuse.
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