Namyangju City Launches Internal Policy Coordination Body to Realize Children's Rights

Namyangju City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Joo Gwangdeok) announced on the 30th that it had held an internal policy coordination meeting on the 29th to promote the creation and certification of a child-friendly city, and that it has officially activated its function as a "municipal internal cooperation platform" to connect and coordinate policies across departments.

Joo Gwangdeok, mayor of Namyangju City, held an internal policy coordination meeting on the 29th to promote the creation and certification of a child-friendly city. Provided by Namyangju City

This meeting was organized with the goals of sharing projects between departments during the city's child policy implementation process, checking for policy overlap, fragmentation, and gaps, and establishing an organic cooperation system. It is also significant in that it aims to build consensus within the public sector on the creation of a child-friendly city, based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and education on children's rights.

The meeting was attended by Mayor Joo Gwangdeok, the Director of Welfare, the Head of the Department of Women and Children, heads of departments responsible for key child-friendly projects, and a total of 20 participants. After watching a video containing proposals from the city's Child Participation Committee, attendees held in-depth discussions by department on suggestions such as appointing child members to the Child-Friendly City Promotion Committee and expanding transportation infrastructure.

The city then reviewed the progress of 34 key projects for UNICEF Child-Friendly City certification and explored ways for interdepartmental collaboration to achieve tangible results.

In the latter part of the meeting, training was conducted to promote the perspective of recognizing children as independent and autonomous individuals, to examine the current state of children's rights violations, and to emphasize the social responsibility of realizing these rights.

Mayor Joo Gwangdeok stated, "I hope that the relevant departments will actively review the suggestions made by the child participation committee so that they can lead to practical outcomes. Going forward, we will strengthen interdepartmental cooperation to ensure that children's voices are reflected in policy, and I ask each department to take responsibility and work to create a city where children can grow up safely and happily."

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