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On the Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Mr.Vladimir Makei at the High-level Event on Child Protection

30 September 2014

30-09-2014

On September 29, 2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Mr.Vladimir Makei took part in the high-level event entitled “Child protection: sharing responsibility and strengthening protective environment for children”, which was held, in the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York at the margins of its 69th session.

The event organized by Belarus together with Kazakhstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Philippines, Ecuador and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) attracted the attention of numerous Member States and civil society organizations.

In his speech the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus marked that “Development and implementation of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda will be successful if it takes properly into account the interests of the family as a social institution, which plays an important role in the upbringing and protection of children."

Mr.Makei informed the participants about the general approaches and main achievements of Belarus in the field of child education, health, parenting and social support for the families with children.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus underlined that the country's leadership has attached great importance to promotion of the traditional family because of its primary role to protect children and create a favorable environment for their successful development. This directly affects the future of the country.

Mr.Vladimir Makei emphasized the important role and the ability of UNICEF in the protection of children and cooperation with the countries in this area. The Foreign Minister drew attention to the Regional Conference on the Protection of Children, which Belarus in partnership with UNICEF has planned to be held in November 2014 in Minsk.

The representatives of the leadership of the Foreign Ministries of Ecuador, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Justice of the Philippines, UNICEF, as well as the representatives of civil society, thanked Belarus for the side-event on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. They expressed confidence that the results of the discussion would bring a significant contribution to promotion of the family and protection of children and the strengthening of a broad international partnership in this area.

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