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Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region 4-6 November 2010, Beijing
Reforming Child Protection and Welfare Systems in Pakistan
Presentation by:
Her Excellency Mrs. Samina Khalid Ghurki
Minister for Social Welfare & Special Education GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
• Say Yes to Child Rights Movement in Pakistan (2002-04)
• Declaration of the Year 2004 as the “Year of Child Welfare and Rights”
• Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO 2000)
• Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance (2002)
• Child Labour Laws
• National Plan of Action for Children
Achievements
1
• Regional Consultation on Violence against Children (2005)
• South Asia forum for ending Violence Against Children (SAF) 2006
• South Asia Initiative for ending Violence against children and women (SAIEVAC) 2010
• Minimum Care standard for child care institutions
• National Strategy and Plan for Action for vulnerable children and women in Earthquake Affected area
• Cabinet Committee overseeing the issue of child camel Jockeys (Repatriation and Rehabilitation of 900 camel Jockeys children
Achievements
2
• Punjab Destitute and Neglected Children Act, 2004
• Child Ombudsman – Federal and Provincial Levels.
• Reformation of laws through consultations
• National Core Group on Child abuse
• National/provincial governing bodies for Child Protection and Welfare
• Children parliament and Forums
• Help Lines (Public & Private sectors)
Achievements
3
How progress achieved
• By undertaking effective legislative, policy,
administrative and programmatic interventions
including capacity building and sensitization.
4
Challenges
• Current systems are yet to made fully compliant with CRC and in the best interest of the child
• Lacks coherence and functional coordination
• Partially responsive to actual child’s rights to protection and welfare
• Current system yet to made effective and more efficient
5
Challenges
• Legislative frameworks in process of reformation need urgent completion
• The institutional and administrative structures (governance) have limited powers and authority to implement the required reforming public policies, strategies, programmes.
• The actual capacities and capabilities of the child protection and welfare professionals are insufficiently developed.
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Challenges
• Political will and leadership
• Actors: policy makers, decision makers, professionals, families, communities, CSOs & Children (Alliance building and Capacity)
• Resources: human and financial/Budget and budgeting processes
• Partnership – Regional & International
• Research and data analysis – Child Protection & Management Information System for evidence based policies and advocacy
• Management of the resources: Roles, monitoring and information systems, referrals and coordination mechanisms 7
Challenges
• Review domestic legislation for its compatibility with current challenges.
• Implementation of the LEGAL AND POLICY PROVISIONS
• Compatibility of different legal provisions (codes, jurisprudence)
• Security situation and natural calamities (Earthquake, flood, Sunami)
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Partnership South-South
• Sharing and replication of best practices
• Enhancing future collaboration
• Promotion of regional efforts to address the issue of child and women trafficking
• Adopting Conventions for Child Protection Welfare and Rights.
• Learning & using the experience of already existing mechanisms in the Region. (SAARC mechanism & Conventions on Children, South Asia Initiative for Ending Violence Against Children SAIEVAC)
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Partnership South-South
• Sharing of best practices, lessons learned and experiences.
• Foster stronger and expanded cooperation
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Conclusion• Reforming Child Protection and Welfare Systems
takes time (an average of 10 yrs)
• Pakistan has been initiating the reforms recently (in a systematic way since 2000)
• Making the systems work is a prerequisite to make justice to children, particularly to those who are now excluded, living in poverty, marginalized and powerless.
• The HLM is an indubitable proof that the wellbeing of children is on the public agenda of the governments of the countries in Asia 11