Arab Child Day celebrated [Archives:2003/674/Local News]

Mohammed bin Sallam
Sanaa, Oct 4 – The Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood organized an open day for children of all ages in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and associations related to this area last Thursday at Al-Sabeen garden in Sana'a City.
The celebration included folklore sketches, which were performed by handicapped and blind children along with orphans from the orphan school, who expressed their feelings and ambitions. They demanded their rights for education, health, and proper living standards from the government. They also urged the Yemeni community to help them based of Islam's teachings.
At the end of the ceremony, Mr. Abdulkareem Al-Arhabi, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs and Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood talked about the government's plans concerning the national strategy to take care of childhood in Yemen and enact relative laws in support of children's rights.
He also stressed on the importance of spreading the knowledge of children rights in the society particularly handicapped children and those of special needs.
As a conclusion to the event, some Yemeni children were honored for their distinguished contributions in their studies.
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