Our Correspondent
Kohima | May 27
Minister for Social Welfare & Parliamentary Affairs, Kiyanilie Peseyie today informed that the state cabinet has approved the proposal to constitute a Child Rights Commission in Nagaland.
He said the rapid expansion of the Social Welfare Department entails bigger responsibility to the Child Rights Commissioner and members of the commission for rendering better and meaningful services to the children and women in the state.
Addressing a one-day state level consultation programme on ‘Situation Analysis of Children and Women in Nagaland’ here at Kohima College, the Minister said the most challenging concern is rampant crime in the state against children and women in the form of physical abuse, sexual abuse, rape and murder of young girls.
He appealed to NGOs/agencies/individuals working in the field of women and child rights to work together with the support of UNICEF.
He said the state government has recently established a State Resource Centre for Women, Nagaland functioning under the aegis of the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board.
“We have set up women commission in our state, mainstreaming issues of vulnerable women,” said Peseyie, adding that one centre for women will be opened at Dimapur very soon.
