Steps to Eradicate Child Violence, Pohang City Will Join Together!

Mayor Lee Gang-deok Joins '#END Violence' Campaign to Eradicate Child Abuse

Pohang City will join hands to take steps toward eradicating child violence.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Lee Gang-deok, mayor of Pohang, joined the ‘#END Violence’ campaign to eradicate child violence.

This campaign is a global initiative led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the #UNICEF Korea Committee to eliminate all violence against children and adolescents, continuing through an SNS relay challenge format.

Having been nominated by Lee Jae-jun, mayor of Suwon, Lee Gang-deok, mayor of Pohang, nominated Lee Seong-heon, head of Seodaemun District Office in Seoul, and Son Byeong-bok, county governor of Uljin, as the next participants in the relay campaign.

Pohang established a Child Protection Team in July 2020 and has been dedicated to investigating child abuse and establishing public child protection since October of the same year. The city has achieved tangible results in responding to child abuse and protecting children by deploying nine dedicated child abuse officials and five child protection agents, designating the nation’s first specialized medical institution for child abuse, installing child counseling rooms, setting up a dedicated child abuse reporting hotline with a 24-hour response system, securing dedicated vehicles, providing psychological treatment expenses for abused children, expanding protection facilities, and improving the treatment of workers.

As a result, last year, Pohang received the Excellence Award for Establishing a Child Abuse Response System and the Grand Prize for Building a Child Protection Service System from the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Mayor Lee Gang-deok said, “Every child deserves respect and must be protected from violence,” adding, “Pohang will spare no effort and will never stop in eradicating child violence.”

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