{"id":23463,"date":"2024-10-08T14:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23463"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:58:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:58:58","slug":"collective-action-advocated-for-child-protection-during-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/collective-action-advocated-for-child-protection-during-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective Action Advocated for Child Protection During Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon<\/em><br><em>September 27, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, emphasized the need for collaborative efforts in child protection during a symposium held as part of Child Protection Week 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event took place at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre and focused on responses to child abuse cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her address, Minister Persaud highlighted the crucial role of collaboration among all stakeholders involved in tackling child abuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She stressed that effective communication and coordination are vital for improving awareness and response to these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The symposium aimed to educate participants about referral pathways, responsible reporting, and the existing laws designed to protect children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Persaud reiterated the importance of respecting children\u2019s rights, particularly as Guyana is a signatory to the Convention on Child Rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the Ministry has addressed approximately 27,000 cases of child abuse, underscoring the urgent need for robust child protection measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child Protection Week is being observed under the theme &#8220;Keeping every child safe, Committing to robust Child Protection.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine ChaconSeptember 27, 2024 The Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, emphasized the need for collaborative efforts in child protection during a symposium held as&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23464,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23463\/revisions\/23464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}