NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING

The Department of Children under the auspices of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) – in collaboration with UNICEF Ghana – has organized its Fourth Quarter National Child Protection Committee (NCPC)meeting on Thursday 26th January, 2023.

The objectives of the meeting was to brief partners on the ‘I WILL’ Campaign, present the 4th Quarter Reports to partners and discuss issues emanating from the 4th Quarter Regional Child Protection Committee meetings among others.

In a statement read on behalf of the Chief Director and Chairperson of the Committee, Dr Afisah Zakariah, the Ag. Director of the Department of Children, Mrs. Florence Ayisi QUARTEY noted that the committee meeting serves as a platform where all child protection issues are discussed, providing steps and appropriate intervention to address them.

She emphasized that the NCPC serves as a platform where all child protection issues are discussed, providing steps and appropriate intervention to address them.

According to her, it has become necessary for Ghana to have a framework in dealing with child protection issues in case of emergency or natural disaster. The move, she said will help the government and the citizenry to prepare for the future occurrences.

Mrs. Quartey tasked committee members to be committed in sharing information in their respective sectors on time, mainstream child protection issues into their sector plans and report to the Committee on the progress made.

Mrs. Quartey tasked committee members to be committed in sharing information in their respective sectors on time, mainstream child protection issues into their sector plans and report to the Committee on the progress made.

“This will help in providing interventions to strengthen our child protection system,” she noted.

She therefore charged stakeholders to add their inputs to the discussions in order to help promote the rights of children in the country.

Source: MoGCSP