UNICEF: 29,800 children don't have conditions to wash their hands in Georgia
A total of 29,800 children in Georgia do not have proper conditions to even wash their hands with soap and water at home. Photo: UNICEF.
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A total of 29,800 children in Georgia do not have proper conditions to even wash their hands with soap and water at home, says UNICEF, which added that children living in families where there is a lack of proper conditions and sanitary facilities are especially vulnerable to the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
In addition, 50,400 children at the age of 3-17 do not have computers at home or access to the internet.
We need to ensure that children and their families have access to safe and harmless water and sanitation, to the internet, books and educational resources," said Ghassan Khalil, a UNICEF representative in Georgia.
Khalil added that UNICEF continues to support the government of Georgia in strengthening basic services and creating an appropriate environment for each child.
In her public statement, Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria writes that the risks of child poverty, abuse and neglect have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, and that access to education for some children is a problematic issue due to the lack of access to the internet and computer in the regions and highland villages of Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia congratulated children on international Children’s Day, stating that parents and each member of the state will have to work hard in order to make children feel safe and secure.
UNICEF Georgia (United Nations Children's Emergency Fund) has called on the authorities to ensure children’s rights in the juvenile justice system, responding to the suicide attempt of a 15-year-old minor due to alleged psychological pressure at Didube-Chugureti police station last week.
The Georgian parliament has adopted the Code on the Rights of the Child which UNICEF has called a ‘groundbreaking achievement’ and an important landmark for every child in Georgia.UNICEF says that the code which was developed by the Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee of the Georgian parliament with their technical support will have a long-lasting effect on the lives of children in Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has joined world leaders at the Global Vaccine Summit 2020 hosted remotely by the UK government. In his address, PM Gakharia spoke of importance of global partnership for a small country like Georgia in ensuring public health and security.
A new code of children’s rights has come into force today on September 1 to protect, develop and improve the life of children in Georgia.
The overall human capital index score of Georgia is 0.57, which means that a child born in Georgia is expected to grow up to be only 57 percent as productive as they could be if they enjoyed a complete education and full health, says the latest update of the World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI), which measures pre-pandemic human capital outcomes around the world.
A center for psychological and social services for children who have been victims of violence will be created in Georgia and will serve children living in the capital city of Tbilisi and the country's third largest city of Kutaisi.
Kutaisi City Hall and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have signed a memorandum of cooperation, by which Kutaisi will join the Child-Friendly Cities Initiative.
Child abuse cases have decreased in Georgia by almost 30 per cent, with 1,146 cases reported in January and August 2020.The figure stood at 1,624 in the same period of last year, IPN writes, citing the Agency for State Care and Assistance for the Victims of Human Trafficking. The majority of the cases of child abuse included psycholgical viollence, neglect and coercion.
Incumbent ruling Georgian Dream party MP Sopio Kiladze has been elected the first Georgian member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Kiladze wrote on Facebook yesterday that this has been ‘a huge success’ for Georgia on the international level.
The European Union and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a three-year joint project to support the protection of children’s rights in Georgia.
The Georgian public defender and UNICEF Georgia have stated on the International Children’s Day today that the coronavirus pandemic has further aggravated the situation of children’s rights in Georgia. Ombudswoman Nino Lomjaria has stated that the risks of child abuse, poverty, violations of the rights to healthcare and education have increased amid the pandemic.