Launching the Club of Journalists to Protect Children's Rights

On the morning of July 18, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Association for the Protection of Children's Rights held a launching ceremony for the Club of Journalists for the Protection of Children's Rights. This club is a voluntary organization of journalists, members of the Association of Journalists at all levels and those working in the media related to children, chaired by Editor-in-Chief of the Vietnam Children's Magazine Nguyen Manh Huy.

President of the Vietnam Association for Protection of Children's Rights Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa speaks at the program. Photo: Mai Hoa

In her opening speech, President of the Vietnam Association for the Protection of Children's Rights Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa emphasized: Children are the future of the country, the young buds that need to be cared for and protected for comprehensive development. Our Party and State always pay special and deep attention to the work of protecting, caring for and educating children.

In the current context, when children face many risks from the living environment, from the negative impacts of the dark side of society and even on cyberspace, the role of the press in protecting children's rights is more urgent than ever. Therefore, the launching event of the Journalists Club for the Protection of Children's Rights is of great significance, contributing to increasing the capacity to protect children's rights, clearly demonstrating the profound humanity of revolutionary journalism.

Deputy Chief of Office of Vietnam Journalists Association Tran Hong Quan shared at the program. Photo: Mai Hoa

Congratulating the Club's launching event, Deputy Chief of Office of the Vietnam Journalists Association Tran Hong Quan emphasized: The press needs to actively promote, encourage, and replicate examples of good people and good deeds in the work of protecting, caring for, and educating children; effective models, and inspirational stories about children's rise. "Using positivity to push back negativity" is our motto. At the same time, the press plays an important role in building healthy public opinion, creating consensus and mobilizing the collective strength of the community to protect children; helping the public to have correct awareness of issues related to children, thereby taking action to create a safe and loving environment for them.

The establishment of the "Journalists protecting children's rights" Club is a concrete step to realize those orientations.

The Executive Board of the "Journalists protecting children's rights" Club was launched. Photo: Mai Hoa

Chairman of the "Journalists protecting children's rights" Club Nguyen Manh Huy, Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Children's Magazine, said: With the participation of dedicated journalists with deep expertise in the field of child protection, the Club will focus on activities to improve professional expertise and ethics, constantly learn and cultivate knowledge of law, child psychology, investigative skills, and exploit sensitive information in a humane and professional manner, ensuring no further harm to children. Along with that, the Club will proactively coordinate closely with state management agencies, social organizations, experts, especially with families and communities to form a solid network to protect children.

Chairman of the "Journalists protecting children's rights" Club Nguyen Manh Huy, Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Children's Magazine, announced the Club's operating principles. Photo: Mai Hoa

Mr. Nguyen Manh Huy emphasized: “In the digital age, Club members need to make the most of new media platforms, typically social networks, to spread messages, reach more widely to the public, especially parents and children themselves, and proactively fight against false and harmful information on cyberspace that affects children.”

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