Nghe An children want to be listened to, shared, and not used with whips.

On the morning of July 31, the Provincial People's Committee organized the 3rd Nghe An Provincial Children's Forum in 2019 with the theme "Children and children's issues".

Comrades: Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Doan Hong Vu - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs and representatives of relevant departments and branches attended. In particular, the forum had the participation ofof 110 children representing more than 800,000 children in the whole province. Photo: Duc Anh

At the forum, children can express their thoughts on issues such as schooling, child safety such as sexual abuse, drowning, school violence...

Children's art program of Vinh city. Photo: My Ha

In addition, many students' opinions also mentioned problems such as lack of sidewalks for students to walk, selling goods in front of school gates causing food safety problems...

Students also hope that families and schools will listen to and respect their children instead of using the "spare the rod and spoil the child" method.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa speaks at the forum. Photo: Duc Anh

Speaking at the forum, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa affirmed: "Children are the happiness of the family, the future of the nation". Therefore, in recent years, the Party, the State and the province have paid special attention to the work of protecting and caring for children and considered this a top priority.

He also highly appreciated the organization of the forum and the issues raised in the dialogue session as being completely legitimate.

The forum is an opportunity for students in the province to share their wishes and aspirations. Photo: Duc Anh

This has contributed significantly to raising awareness, role, responsibility and commitment of authorities at all levels, sectors, organizations and people of all walks of life in ensuring children's rights, especially ethnic minority children and children living in poor families.

Immediately after the forum, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested that each sector, each locality, each social organization, parents, teachers and the whole society need to be highly determined, have a specific action program to create a strong change in awareness, action and enhance social responsibility in the work of protecting and caring for children. From there, help children live in a safe and healthy environment to develop.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented gifts to students attending the forum. Photo: Duc Anh

In addition, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that students in the province need to fulfill their duties to their families, schools, and society; further promote their right to participate in issues related to children in order to effectively contribute to the implementation of the province's Action for Children program.

In particular, be bold in speaking out against bad things and act for good. At the same time, equip yourself with self-protection skills against the risks of violence, abuse and drowning.

Representatives of the units gave gifts to students attending the forum. Photo: Duc Anh

On this occasion, the Children's Support Fund, the Provincial Association for the Support of Orphans and People with Disabilities and a number of units presented gifts to students participating in the forum, with a total amount of nearly 100 million VND.