The Vulnerable People Support and Development Initiative (V-PeSDI) has emphasized on critical stakeholders to apply more concern for vulnerable children in developing countries while celebrating International Children’s Day.
V-PeSDI Coordinator Hannatu Suleiman Abba stared this while joining thousands of organizations in Kano State to merry the moments with vulnerable children.
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She hinted that with the current global statistics, according to the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF), there are over 2 billion children in the world, over 1 billion are vulnerable and at high risk of poverty, lack of health, education and social services, disabilities, conflict, and exploitation as the major roots of their condition.
Hannatu noted that, reports indicate that Nigeria is among developing countries with vulnerable children, with over 90 million,affected by out-of-school children, child labour, poverty, and conflict in some regions.
“However, India, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Afghanistan children suffer from hunger, weak child protection systems, conflict, child soldier recruitment, malnutrition, child mortality, and child marriage, to mention a few”
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The coordinator stressed that, as the world is centered with policies that protect the lives of children, developing countries needs global support in shaping the narrative for the well-being of children.
“In addition, children need basic necessities, which include food and clean water, shelter for safety, hygiene products and clothing, access to education, a safe environment for learning, inclusive schools, scholarship schemes, and school materials”
She emphasized that, the health aspect should include access to immediate healthcare provider services, vaccinations and emergency care, mental health support, and free medical check-ups.
“Other interventions include legal protection from child labour, abuse, and trafficking, freedom of expression, family and community support systems, empowerment among others.
V-PeSDI also called on stakeholders to develop a strategic process for the implementation of child protection laws in developing countries, especially at the grassroots level of state jurisdiction, with Kano State as a case study.