ARMENIA: Ombudsperson says country should pay more attention to socially vulnerable children

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[1 June 2013] - 

Statistics shows that Armenian children become more vulnerable due to the social, political and financial crisis, first Armenian Ombudsperson Larisa Alaverdyan told today’s news conference.

“Children are most affected by social tension,” she said, adding that children living in rural areas face worsening situation.

Due to tough living conditions, many children become beggars or do not go to school because of not having appropriate clothing, Ms Alaverdyan said.

The first Armenian Ombudsperson called for paying more attention to problems faced by socially vulnerable children.

June 1 is International Children’s Day. It is the day of mobilization of social opinion for child protection, observance of rights of children for life, education and leisure, for protection from physical and psychological violence, exploitation of child labor, as necessary conditions for construction of humane and fair society.

 

 

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Armenia
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Child participation
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