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Advancing Child’s Rights – The Singapore Experience

Advancing Child’s Rights – The Singapore Experience. Mrs Yu- Foo Yee Shoon Minister-of-State for Community Development, Youth and Sports High Level Meeting on Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region 5 November 2010. Singapore Total Population (Million).

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Advancing Child’s Rights – The Singapore Experience

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  1. Advancing Child’s Rights • – The Singapore Experience Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon Minister-of-State for Community Development, Youth and Sports High Level Meeting on Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region 5 November 2010

  2. Singapore Total Population (Million) Source: Singapore Department of Statistics, Census 2010

  3. Singapore’s Age Composition (Resident Population) Source: Singapore Department of Statistics, Census 2010

  4. Guiding Principles Best Interest of the Child Family as first line of support Many Helping Hands Protect Children through Legislative Provisions

  5. Child Development in Singapore

  6. Promoting Health Source: Singapore Department of Statistics

  7. Promoting Health • Quality and accessible health care • One of the lowest infant mortality at 2.2 per 1000 live births • Immunisation and health screening through school health • programmes • Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children

  8. Literacy Rates Per Cent Year Source: Singapore Department of Statistics

  9. Promoting Quality Education • Compulsory Education Act in place since 2003 • Other educational pathways • - Singapore Sports School • - School of the Arts • - Northlight / Assumption Pathway School • - Special Education Schools • Childcare / Pre-school education • Financial assistance for needy children

  10. Protecting Children • Legislative protections • Children and Young Persons Act • Women’s Charter • http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/ • Greater awareness of child abuse, and seeking help for family violence • Child Protection System • National Family Violence Networking System • Victim Assistance and Support Services

  11. Nurturing Families • Building strong families • National Family Council • http://www.nfc.org.sg • Dad’s For Life Movement • http://www.dadsforlife.sg

  12. Philosophy and Practice for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region • Acknowledging Cultural Diversity • Our Children are unique • Children as our partners

  13. THANK YOU

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