[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City appointed child rights advocates on the 21st to establish a 'UNICEF Child-Friendly City.'
The appointed child rights advocates include Professor Kim Jun-kyung (Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University), Attorney Jung Ji-eun (Yunja Law Firm), and Professor Hwang Sung-sik (Department of Social Welfare, Namseoul University of Science and Technology).
Child rights advocates present opinions on policies and systems aimed at promoting children's rights and monitor cases of child rights violations.
The city has established a dedicated system for creating a child-friendly city beginning this year with a target of obtaining UNICEF Child-Friendly City certification in 2022. The city is currently promoting various projects including a contest for the child-friendly city slogan, holding citizen roundtable discussions, and developing child-friendly strategic projects.
Mayor Jung Jang-seon said, "Through child rights advocates, I will reflect child rights-based policies in city administration. We will create a truly child-friendly city of children, for children, and by children, beyond just UNICEF certification."
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