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UNICEF AND PARTNERS COMMEMORATE 20 YEARS OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD WITH SPECIAL CHILDREN’S SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
“Many non-governmental organisations have done a lot for children: UNICEF, World Vision, and many others have set the pace for children, and we thank them very much”, Buyondo said.
KAMPALA, 20 NOVEMBER, 2009 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) joined the Government of Uganda and representatives of Civil Society to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child with a Children’s Special Parliamentary Session at the Uganda Parliament Buildings. The session provided a rare opportunity for Ugandan children to engage Members of Parliament in an in-depth discussion of issues affecting them in their various districts of abode.
First Lady Honourable Janet Museveni commended the children for ably articulating their views, and challenged her fellow Members of Parliament to create mechanisms for getting children’s feedback from their respective constituencies.
The First Lady and Member of for Ruhama County, Honourable Janet Kataaha Museveni, was Chief Guest at the event, during which she also launched the special commemorative edition of UNICEF’s The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) report. Other attendees included the Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Honourable Jessica Alupo Epel, members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children (UPFC), and representatives of the diplomatic corps.
“These children clearly know their issues, so it is important to listen to them and to take them seriously”, the First Lady said, citing the example of a 9-year-old child delegate who had risen on a point of clarification, seeking to find out if there were specific laws addressing situations 14 YEAR-OLD NAMPEERA CONTRIBUTES DURING THE CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION WITH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO COMinvolving parents who neglected their children. TH MEMORATE THE 20 ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD. 80 CHILD DELEGATES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ATTENDED THE SPECIAL CHILDREN’S PARLIAMENT TO PRESENT ISSUES AFECTING THEM TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. PHOTO: UNICEF/UGANDA 2009/SEKANDI
Two children – 16 year-old Umar Buyondo and 15 year -old Juliet Alitubeera – presided over the children’s parliamentary session as “Honorary Junior Speaker” and “Honorary Deputy Speaker” respectively. The two were elected in a pre-parliamentary session attended by 80 fellow child delegates who represented all the children from Uganda’s 80 districts. During the preparliamentary session, the child delegates raised a series of issues that were compiled into a memorandum, which their “Speaker” and “Deputy Speaker” later FIRST LADY presented in a memorandum. “We are here – many districts are (represented by children) here from the north, east, west and south – we definitely all have issues”, said “Honorary Junior Speaker” Buyondo in his opening remarks to Members of Parliament. “Many non-governmental organisations have done a lot for children: UNICEF, World Vision, and many others have set the pace for children, and we thank them very much”, Buyondo said.
AND MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR RUHAMA COUNTY, HON. JANET K. MUSEVENI, READS THROUGH A COPY OF A SPECIAL CRC EDITION OF UNICEF’S THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN. PHOTO: COURTESY WVU 2009/AGGREY MUGISHA
“Let us discuss these issues with children in ways they can easily understand, but let us not assume that they do not understand issues affecting them – they do understand”, she added.
The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Hon. Jessica Alupo Epel, noted that Uganda had achieved a lot for children since ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child in November 1990, Between them, the child delegates subsequently including institution of Universal Primary Education, raised issues of child survival and development, includ- expanded programme for immunisation, as well as ing the need for adequate feeding and proper nutrition, child-specific policies like the National Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children’s Policy. She, however, education and healthcare; as well as child protection noted that a lot more still needs to be done, not just by issues including violence against children, children the government, but all stakeholders and the commuaffected by armed conflict, verbal and sexual abuse, nity, to ensure that children survive, develop, and are ritual murders (child sacrifice) and child neglect. protected from harmful influences and environment. “Honorary Junior Speaker” Buyondo applauded the government for its contributions to the wellbeing of Dr. Sharad Sapra, UNICEF Representative in Uganda, children, but added that more needed to be done to applauded the Government of Uganda and all implementing partners for what they have achieved for chilresolve those areas that remained lacking. The children in the last twenty years, and called for a recomdren’s representative also commended child rights mitment to ensure that every child is kept alive, safe organisations for their visible efforts to help improve and learning. the situation of children in Uganda. TEXT: ANNE LYDIA SEKANDI, COMMUNICATION OFFICER, UNICEF UGANDA
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He cited Uganda’s success in bringing an end to “the scourge of brutalization of children and women and the night commuters”, adding that in dealing with abducted children, “he Ugandan Army and Police had “shown to the world that the defence forces and Police could be responsible partners in promotion and protection of child rights”. Dr. Sapra, however, noted that despite the country’s successes in overcoming violence and abuse against women and children during conflict, domestic violence and abuse remains rampant. “We all know that violence begets violence”, he said, adding that “For a peaceful and sustainable future of this nation, it is important that we act against violence and abuse of children and women in homes and in community in a decisive manner.” The UNICEF-supported event was organised in collaboration with World Vision Uganda and other civil society organisations co-ordinated by the Uganda Child Rights
UNICEF REPRESENTATIVE IN UGANDA, DR. SHARAD SAPRA, MAKES A PRESENTATION ON THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN
UGANDA, BEFORE PRESENTING A SPECIAL EDITION OF UNICEF’S THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN TO BE LAUNCHED BY THE UGANDA FIRST LADY. PHOTO: COURTESY WVU 2009/AGGREY MUGISHA
“Many non-governmental organisations have done a lot for children: UNICEF, World Vision, and many others have set the pace for children, and we thank them very much”, Buyondo said.
KAMPALA, 20 NOVEMBER, 2009 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) joined the Government of Uganda and representatives of Civil Society to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child with a Children’s Special Parliamentary Session at the Uganda Parliament Buildings. The session provided a rare opportunity for Ugandan children to engage Members of Parliament in an in-depth discussion of issues affecting them in their various districts of abode.
First Lady Honourable Janet Museveni commended the children for ably articulating their views, and challenged her fellow Members of Parliament to create mechanisms for getting children’s feedback from their respective constituencies.
The First Lady and Member of for Ruhama County, Honourable Janet Kataaha Museveni, was Chief Guest at the event, during which she also launched the special commemorative edition of UNICEF’s The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) report. Other attendees included the Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Honourable Jessica Alupo Epel, members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children (UPFC), and representatives of the diplomatic corps.
“These children clearly know their issues, so it is important to listen to them and to take them seriously”, the First Lady said, citing the example of a 9-year-old child delegate who had risen on a point of clarification, seeking to find out if there were specific laws addressing situations 14 YEAR-OLD NAMPEERA CONTRIBUTES DURING THE CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION WITH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO COMinvolving parents who neglected their children. TH MEMORATE THE 20 ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD. 80 CHILD DELEGATES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ATTENDED THE SPECIAL CHILDREN’S PARLIAMENT TO PRESENT ISSUES AFECTING THEM TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. PHOTO: UNICEF/UGANDA 2009/SEKANDI
Two children – 16 year-old Umar Buyondo and 15 year -old Juliet Alitubeera – presided over the children’s parliamentary session as “Honorary Junior Speaker” and “Honorary Deputy Speaker” respectively. The two were elected in a pre-parliamentary session attended by 80 fellow child delegates who represented all the children from Uganda’s 80 districts. During the preparliamentary session, the child delegates raised a series of issues that were compiled into a memorandum, which their “Speaker” and “Deputy Speaker” later FIRST LADY presented in a memorandum. “We are here – many districts are (represented by children) here from the north, east, west and south – we definitely all have issues”, said “Honorary Junior Speaker” Buyondo in his opening remarks to Members of Parliament. “Many non-governmental organisations have done a lot for children: UNICEF, World Vision, and many others have set the pace for children, and we thank them very much”, Buyondo said.
AND MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR RUHAMA COUNTY, HON. JANET K. MUSEVENI, READS THROUGH A COPY OF A SPECIAL CRC EDITION OF UNICEF’S THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN. PHOTO: COURTESY WVU 2009/AGGREY MUGISHA
“Let us discuss these issues with children in ways they can easily understand, but let us not assume that they do not understand issues affecting them – they do understand”, she added.
The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Hon. Jessica Alupo Epel, noted that Uganda had achieved a lot for children since ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child in November 1990, Between them, the child delegates subsequently including institution of Universal Primary Education, raised issues of child survival and development, includ- expanded programme for immunisation, as well as ing the need for adequate feeding and proper nutrition, child-specific policies like the National Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children’s Policy. She, however, education and healthcare; as well as child protection noted that a lot more still needs to be done, not just by issues including violence against children, children the government, but all stakeholders and the commuaffected by armed conflict, verbal and sexual abuse, nity, to ensure that children survive, develop, and are ritual murders (child sacrifice) and child neglect. protected from harmful influences and environment. “Honorary Junior Speaker” Buyondo applauded the government for its contributions to the wellbeing of Dr. Sharad Sapra, UNICEF Representative in Uganda, children, but added that more needed to be done to applauded the Government of Uganda and all implementing partners for what they have achieved for chilresolve those areas that remained lacking. The children in the last twenty years, and called for a recomdren’s representative also commended child rights mitment to ensure that every child is kept alive, safe organisations for their visible efforts to help improve and learning. the situation of children in Uganda. TEXT: ANNE LYDIA SEKANDI, COMMUNICATION OFFICER, UNICEF UGANDA
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He cited Uganda’s success in bringing an end to “the scourge of brutalization of children and women and the night commuters”, adding that in dealing with abducted children, “he Ugandan Army and Police had “shown to the world that the defence forces and Police could be responsible partners in promotion and protection of child rights”. Dr. Sapra, however, noted that despite the country’s successes in overcoming violence and abuse against women and children during conflict, domestic violence and abuse remains rampant. “We all know that violence begets violence”, he said, adding that “For a peaceful and sustainable future of this nation, it is important that we act against violence and abuse of children and women in homes and in community in a decisive manner.” The UNICEF-supported event was organised in collaboration with World Vision Uganda and other civil society organisations co-ordinated by the Uganda Child Rights
UNICEF REPRESENTATIVE IN UGANDA, DR. SHARAD SAPRA, MAKES A PRESENTATION ON THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN
UGANDA, BEFORE PRESENTING A SPECIAL EDITION OF UNICEF’S THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN TO BE LAUNCHED BY THE UGANDA FIRST LADY. PHOTO: COURTESY WVU 2009/AGGREY MUGISHA
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