The important work carried out at the Children's House, said AKEL Secretary General Stefanos Stefanou, noting at the same time the need for constant support for NGOs that assume the burden of managing these structures from the state.
A delegation of AKEL, headed by the General Secretary of AKEL, visited the House of Children on Friday, according to a party statement. The AKEL delegation included the Party's Press Spokesman, MP of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, George Koukumas, the head of AKEL's Human Rights Sector, Stavri Kalopsidiotou, and the head of AKEL's Social Policy Sector, Evanthia Savva.
The AKEL delegation was shown around the premises of the Children's House and informed by specialised officials about the procedures followed in cases of sexual abuse of children.
It is reported that the General Secretary of AKEL stressed the important work carried out at the Children's House by the Hope For Children organisation as manager of the structure, in cooperation with the competent state services, which contribute to the holistic treatment of cases.
He also noted that the creation of these structures is the responsibility of the government and stressed the need for constant support from the state to the NGOs which take on the burden of managing these structures. The Secretary General of AKEL stressed the importance of extending similar child protection structures to other provinces, it added.
AKEL will continue to support the work of the Agency and will stand by, as an advocate and supporter, so that these structures are further strengthened and supported, the statement concluded.
Source: CNA
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