[PIO] The President of the House of Representatives received the annual report of the Office of the Commissioner for Children's Rights

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Anita Demetriou received today, Monday, 21 February 2022, the Commissioner for the Protection of Children's Rights, Mrs Despo Michailidou-Livaniou, where the Commissioner, as provided for by the relevant legislation, presented the President of the Parliament with the annual report of her Office on the exercise of her powers and informed her of the work carried out during the period in question.

During the meeting both sides had the opportunity to exchange views and discuss child welfare issues, with particular reference to the impact of the pandemic on children's mental health, as they may be the biggest victims of the whole situation. Particular reference was also made to the growing phenomena of bullying, football and fan violence and the ways in which the state should address them, while both sides stressed the need to promote the voice and opinions of children themselves, as a basic right of expression.

The President of the Parliament, for her part, praised the importance of the institution and expressed the will for close cooperation with the Commissioner in the direction of organizing a series of joint actions, aiming to familiarize children with the legislative work and the parliamentary life in general, but also to cultivate empathy for broader issues and challenges that democracy has to deal with and that children need to have the first word and opinion.

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