On World Children’s Day, Romania, alongside over 100
\nstates around the globe, celebrated its children on 1st June. Since
\n2017, when this day became a national holiday in this country, 1st
\nJune has been an even better opportunity to organise family activities and for parents
\nto spend quality time with their children. So, taking advantage of the
\nrelaxation of pandemic restrictions, both children and adults were able to
\nenjoy this day more, with some parents even being able to also take the Monday
\noff and create a mini-holiday. <\/p>\n
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The activities on offer catered for all tastes and
\nages, from outdoor games to theatre performances, exhibitions, concerts, art
\nworkshops, guided tours, sports activities and trips. Children’s Day was also
\nan opportunity to go to a museum or visit an adventure park or the zoo, despite
\nthe capricious weather. It’s also common in Romania to give children sweets, toys
\nor colourful balloons on this day as a gift. <\/p>\n
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But our thoughts should also go to the less privileged
\nchildren, with statistics in this respect being truly chilling. According to
\nthe Save the Children organisation, one in two Romanian children suffers from
\nfunctional illiteracy or is subjected to some form of physical, emotional or
\nsexual violence; one in three children is at risk of poverty and social
\nexclusion; six in 1,000 children die before turning one; 750 girls under the
\nage of 15 become mums every year; at least 100,000 children live without both
\nparents or one of them; and Romania’s 78,000 children with disabilities are not
\nensured the conditions for socio-educational inclusion, Save the Children warns
\nin its report. <\/p>\n
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The organisation calls on Parliament and government to
\ntake urgent concrete measures to address ten major identified problems, including
\ntackling the poverty of families and communities where some children live,
\nensuring fair and quality education to all, combating violence against children
\nand providing post-pandemic psychological counselling. The report also calls
\nfor special attention to be given to teenage mums and the protection of children
\nwhose parents live and work abroad, to reducing infant mortality, protecting
\ninstitutionalised children, integrating children with disabilities or special
\nneeds into the education system and involving children in making decisions that
\naffect them directly. (CM)<\/p>\n
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