President Sirleaf Issues ‘Day of The African Child’ Proclamation Monrovia, June 13, 2013: The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued a Proclamation declaring Sunday, June 16, 2013 ‘Day of The African Child’ (DAC) to be observed throughout Liberia as a Working Holiday. The day will be celebrated on Monday, June 17, 2013 since it falls on Sunday. The President, in her Proclamation, called on all citizens and foreign residents, national and international youth organizations and all government agencies concerned to join the Ministry of Gender and Development in executing appropriate programs befitting the observance of the day. Liberian children are expected to join other children across the African Continent to celebrate the DAC under the theme “Our Collective Responsibility In Eliminating Harmful, Social And Cultural Practices Affecting Children In Liberia”. The significance of the Declaration and Observance of the DACis in memory of hundreds of school children who were brutally massacred in Soweto, South Africa by the then Apartheid Regime in June, 1976 while advocating for equal rights and opportunities. The Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), adopted Resolution Number 1240 in 1990, declaring June 16 of each year as the ‘Day of The African Child’ to focus awareness on the problems and address their effects on the young African population. An Act of the Liberian National Legislature in 1992, in consonance with and adherence to the Convention of the Rights of The Child, ratified said Convention which guarantees the full protection of children from all forms of deprivation and abuse. “As a Member of the United Nations, the Government of the Republic of Liberia reaffirmed its commitment to nurture and protect the Children of Liberia”, the Proclamation noted. Signed:
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:13:36 +0000
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