Desk Report: Speakers at a programme called for proper coordination among different ministries of the government for building a child-friendly atmosphere and protecting the rights of children, reports Daily Sun.
Taking necessary steps for sustainable rehabilitation of child trafficking victims and enforcement of Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act-2012 will also help protect the child rights, they said.
Coordination between the government and non-government sectors on the issue will also help achieve the objective, they said.
They were addressing a views-exchange meeting on the ‘Draft of National Plan of Action (2018-2022) for Preventing Human Trafficking’ between the ministry concerned and Civil Society at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity in the city.
On behalf of Prevention of Child Trafficking through Strengthening Community and Networking (PCTSCN) consortium, INCIDIN Bangladesh, an anti-trafficking organisation, arranged the programme.
Gaziuddin Mohammad Munir, Deputy Secretary of Women and Children Affairs Ministry and Board Member of South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC), an affiliated body of SAARC, attended it as the chief guest.
AKM Masud Ali, executive director of INCIDIN Bangladesh, presented a keynote paper while advocate Rafiqual Islam Khan, Coordinator of INCIDIN, moderated the session.
The speakers called for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals-5, which laid stress on ensuring the rights of women and children.
They laid emphasis on strengthening the SAIEVAC’s current activities, which include halting all types of violence (corporal punishment, child trafficking and sexual exploitation) against children.
Representatives from different government departments and NGOs participated at the programme.
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