Hwaseong City Signs Agreement to Build a Society Ensuring Children's Rights

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] On the 20th, Hwaseong City signed an agreement with the Children's Rights Guarantee Center and the Korean Council of Children's Organizations titled "Agreement for Creating a Society Ensuring Children's Rights."

The agreement ceremony, held on the 20th in the reception room of Hwaseong City Hall, was attended by Mayor Seo Chul-mo of Hwaseong City, who is the chairman of the Local Government Council for Promoting UNICEF Child-Friendly Cities, Yun Hye-mi, Director of the Children's Rights Guarantee Center, and Seo Gyeong-seok, Vice Chairman of the Korean Council of Children's Organizations.

The agreement aims to contribute to the guarantee and promotion of children's rights through mutual cooperation among the signatory organizations. The parties agreed to implement △mutual support for expanding platforms for children's participation to promote children's right to participate, and △joint implementation of projects related to children's rights education and publicity.

As the representative organization of the Local Government Council for Promoting UNICEF Child-Friendly Cities, Hwaseong City plans to open a nationwide "platform for children's participation" through this agreement, support the conversion of children's opinions into policy, and lay the groundwork for public-private cooperation in creating a child-friendly city, including children's rights education and publicity projects targeting various child-related entities.

Additionally, the Children's Rights Guarantee Center will support the planning and policymaking of children's rights overall, while the Korean Council of Children's Organizations will play a role in supporting cooperation among private organizations related to children.

Mayor Seo Chul-mo of Hwaseong City stated, "I am pleased that public and private entities leading the way in protecting children's rights are cooperating to create a society where children can thrive," and added, "I hope this agreement will serve as an opportunity to raise awareness of children's rights and to lay the foundation for creating a community where our children can live happily with more robust protection of their rights."