Minister Tissa Karaliyadda is seen presenting the report to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Hisbullah, others representing both local and international organisations in the relevant sector and school children were attended the ceremony. Minister Sumedha Jayasena, Deputy Ministers Pandu Bandaranayake, MP Sudarshani Fernandopulle, A.
He offered a special memento to the President for his services rendered to Children.Įric Illayaparachchi, Secretary to the Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs, Anu Juvonen, Head of Program Care and Protection, CRG-Save the Children, Anoma Dissanayake - National Coordinator (SAIVAC) and head of Child Protection Authority also spoke. Rinchen Chophel said Sri Lanka has achieved a praiseworthy service for the welfare of the Children. He said government is ready to take every measures to protect the children of the nation.ĭirector General of the South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC) Dr. The government has also focused special attention to prevent child abuses. Out of them release of National Child Protection Policy prepared by the National Child Protection Authority is in the top place. Sri Lanka has made much headway in recent times in the promotion and protection of the rights of children. The government has implemented a number of programmes for the welfare of the children. Addressing the gathering Minister Karaliyadda said Sri Lanka becoming the most child friendly state in the South Asian region is a significant victory for the country. Overall, Sri Lanka has obtained the highest index score.Ĭhild Development and Women’s Affairs Minister Thissa Karaliyadda handed over the relevant report to President Mahinda Rajapaksa today on 17 December at a ceremony held in the BMICH in Colombo. At the same time, Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka have scored very well on health, education and child protection outcomes. The report finds that, regionally, India has done the most towards establishing an enabling legal and policy framework for children, closely followed by Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In the overall ranking of child-friendliness of South Asian governments, Sri Lanka has been ranked number one, followed by Maldives, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
It is a new comprehensive rights-based report which, for the first time, objectively measures the extent to which the South Asian governments and non-state actors have contributed to the creation of child-friendly societies. The Report evaluates efforts undertaken by countries towards fulfilling the obligations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This fact has been revealed by the South Asian Report on the Child-Friendliness of Governments compiled by the South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC) with the help of “Save the Children” and other stake holders, according to a study carried out during the past few years. Sri Lanka has identified as the most child-friendly government in the South Asian region, according to a new groundbreaking report which measures the child-friendliness of the South Asian governments. Sri Lanka: Most child friendly government in the South Asia
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