Prime Minister Jeong to Announce Fundamental Measures to Address "Child Abuse"

Discussion on Basic Directions and Action Tasks for Child Policy in the Next 5 Years

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-kyun

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun stated on the 17th, "With the determination that this is the last time, we will focus on the early detection of at-risk children and prevention of recurrence to establish fundamental measures, and will finalize and announce them soon."

At the Children's Policy Coordination Committee held at the Government Seoul Office on the same day, Prime Minister Chung said, "Recently, child abuse cases that have sparked public outrage have occurred one after another."

He mentioned, "Although several measures have already been prepared and implemented multiple times, I feel sorry and regretful that abuse cases have not been eradicated."

He added, "We will support the healthy and balanced growth of our children through policy," emphasizing, "We will create schools and communities where play and learning are harmonized and strengthen management of factors that threaten children's health."

Prime Minister Chung also stated, "We will recognize children as rights holders and establish a policy implementation system to realize this," expressing, "By reflecting children's perspectives in various policies related to children, we will ensure that children's rights are realized in daily life."

He continued, "We will further strengthen the state's responsibility to prevent the social and economic disparities that children are born with from being passed down."

Furthermore, he said, "No one should be discriminated against or have a different starting line due to environments they cannot choose, such as single-parent families, disabilities, or multicultural backgrounds," adding, "We will support children who are not protected by their parents to grow up in environments as similar to a family as possible, and strengthen public responsibility in the adoption process."

He also emphasized, "Taking this novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis as an opportunity, we will establish a care system capable of responding even in disaster situations," stating, "We will establish facility-specific response manuals to prepare for large-scale infectious disease outbreaks and introduce non-face-to-face services using AI technology for families vulnerable to care."

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