Deputy Minister Hoang The Lien received the UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia

27/09/2012
Deputy Minister Hoang The Lien received the UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia
On September 26, Deputy Minister Hoang The Lien had a courtesy meeting with Mr. Daniel Toole-the UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia- to discuss issues of mutual interest.

Vietnamese Ministry of Justice is now in coordination with UNICEF on the implementation of project "a friendly judicial system for juvenile" with the desire to minimize the application of criminal penalties to children. The Deputy Minister hoped both sides would make joint efforts to implement the project to ensure the best interests of children. In addition, he also proposed UNICEF to support Vietnam in the field of civil status, namely the complete and correct implementation of the birth certificate registration for children.

Agree with the recommendations of the Deputy Minister, Mr. Daniel Toole said UNICEF was willing to assist and cooperate with Vietnamese Ministry of Justice in the field of child protection. He also exchanged views with Deputy Minister on building a Law dedicated to children, building elcetronic personal identification number for citizens, deploying the Law on Adoption in Vietnam...