'Ministry committed to advance UNCRC report'

Kathmandu, May 6: Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Sita Badi, has expressed the commitment to effectively advance the process of preparing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Report. 

At an orientation organized here today by the Ministry on UNCRC Reporting process, Minister Badi pledged to emphatically take ahead the child rights protection, promotion and CRC reporting process. 

The Minister also requested all individuals, families, communities, government bodies, private sector, media, and relevant organizations and concerned agencies to contribute towards building a society free from gender-based violence. 

Also discussed at the programme were the CRC concepts, Nepal's commitments, reporting procedures, key areas of child rights, and upcoming action plans, the Ministry shared. 

The Ministry has also sought public opinion regarding amendment to the Child Rights Act, 2018. 

Similarly, the Ministry requested the survivors of gender-based violence, if any, or those having information about such incidents to immediately report by dialing up the free helpline (1145), the one-stop crisis management centre at hospitals, the Nepal Police telephone number (100), the child helpline (1098), or the ministry via email or mobile. (RSS)