FIRST ARMENIAN OMBUDSPERSON: WE SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO SOCIALLY VULNERABLE CHILDREN

12:50 01/06/2013 ” SOCIETY

Statistics shows that Armenian children become more vulnerable due to
the social, political and financial crisis, first Armenian Ombudsperson
Larisa Alaverdyan told today’s news conference.

“Children are most affected by social tension,” she said, adding that
children living in rural areas face worsening situation.

Due to tough living conditions, many children become beggars or
do not go to school because of not having appropriate clothing,
Ms Alaverdyan said.

The first Armenian Ombudsperson called for paying more attention to
problems faced by socially vulnerable children.

June 1 is International Children’s Day. It is the day of mobilization
of social opinion for child protection, observance of rights of
children for life, education and leisure, for protection from physical
and psychological violence, exploitation of child labor, as necessary
conditions for construction of humane and fair society.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress