Tehran, Oct 7, SPA — The United Nations Children’s Fund office in Tehran will cooperate with the Iranian clergy on an action plan against child abuse, dpa quoted the UNICEF as saying in a press release on Sunday.
UNICEF worked with some of Iran’s most eminent Shiite religious leaders to produce a booklet that comprises their views on the treatment of children by adults and violence-free discipline, the press release said.
UNICEF’s representative in Iran, Christian Salazar, further encouraged the Iranian government as well 300 governmental and non-governmental organizations to develop and implement the action plan against child abuse as soon as possible.
Besides the the five-year global UNICEF campaign “A World Fit for Children,” Iran celebrated this year’s Children’s Day under the additional theme of “A World Free of Violence.”
UNICEF and Iran have agreed on a 5-year project which focuses on prevention of child abuse, including initiatives such as child hotlines, law development and codes of conduct for caretakers. It also foresees training of government staff in early detection and
awareness-raising of child abuse.