Naju-si Holds Regular Meeting with Child Participation Group and Youth Participation Committee

Published 29 Sep.2022 11:21(KST)

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Yoon Byung-tae) announced on the 29th that it recently held a regular meeting of the Child Participation Group and Youth Participation Committee in the city hall's main conference room to guarantee children's right to participate.

This meeting was organized to identify the actual needs of children and reflect policy proposals in city administration to ensure children's right to participate as stipulated in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

About 40 people attended the meeting held in the city hall's main conference room, including Mayor Yoon Byung-tae, the ombudsperson acting as the children's rights representative, the Child Participation Group, and workers from child and youth facilities.

The first part of the meeting included education on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and children's human rights, and the second part involved five facilitators conducting policy proposals and roundtable discussions.

Through the meeting, the Child Participation Group attracted attention by presenting a policy proposal based on the four major rights of children (survival, development, protection, participation) and the six child-friendly areas (play and leisure, participation and citizenship, safety and protection, health and social services, educational environment, family environment).

The children specifically proposed to Mayor Yoon measures such as ‘Operation of a 100-won bus for youth,’ ‘Strengthening measures to prevent sexual violence,’ ‘Securing shelters for runaway youth,’ ‘Securing a general hospital in the district and maintaining cleanliness of public restrooms,’ and ‘Operating family communication programs.’

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “It was very beneficial to hear each precious opinion of local children directly, and the policies proposed through the meeting will be reviewed by departments and each institution and reflected in city administration. We will continue to frequently hold opportunities to listen to voices from the field and realize a child-friendly city that children can feel.”