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Kathmandu Tuesday August 21, 2001 Bhadra 05, 2058.
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Let’s work together for
children’s welfare : PM
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Aug 20 – On the occasion of 74th
birth anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Mother and 37th National Children’s Day, Prime
Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba hoisted the national flag and the flag of Bal Mandir at Naxal,
today.
Addressing the function, Prime Minister Deuba
said, "While the government is working hard towards regulating and putting more
importance on children’s education and health related issues, the people of all
sectors should work together towards the betterment and the future of our children".
According to Ritasingh Baidya, chairman of Bal
Mandir, considering the sad plight and the problems of the Nepalese children, the
committee has put forward "Let’s Unite for the children" as the slogan for
this year.
Representative of UNICEF, Steward McNab
congratulating the success of the polio drop and the vitamin ‘A’ program for
children in Nepal, assured that UNICEF would continue to support the programs, "for
the future of the Nepalese children". The Minister also distributed sweets to the
children and conveyed a vote of thanks to the national and international donors of Bal
Mandir by awarding all of them with a certificate of appreciation.
Also present on the occasion were Chief Justice
Keshav Prasad Upadhaya, Chief of Rajparishad Standing Committee Dr Keshar Jung Rayamajhi,
ministers, Diplomats, social workers and a large number of children.
An art exhibition, in the context of the slogan
"Let’s Unite for the Children", was also organized during the same program
by the Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN).
In a press release issued here by the Child
Development Society, Radio Nepal played various children-songs for four hours that were
sung by 64 children from 11 districts of Nepal.
Meanwhile, Bal Mandir along with INSEC and the
Child Development Society welcomed the decision made by the Supreme Court that gives
rights to the children to open their associations themselves.
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