World Vision, NHRC join hands to prevent violence against children

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between World Vision Bangladesh and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to prevent all forms of violence against children and build a child marriage-free country.

This MoU will uphold opportunities for both organisations to form collective policy advocacy for strengthening the child marriage monitoring system based on the government’s National Action Plan 2018-2030 to prevent child marriage.

The agreement will also work to fully implement the child marriage prevention committee at the local level, create alternative livelihood opportunities for families prone to child marriage, establish child marriage-free village-union- slums, to promulgate regulations in light of the Children Act, 2013 without delay, to ensure the effective implementation of the government’s National Action Plan 2018-2030 to end child marriage and establish a separate directorate for children.

Through this MoU, World Vision’s ‘Amie Pari’ campaign will be supported by the National Human Rights Commission to make advocacy activities more effective at the policy-making level of the government.

World Vision Bangladesh and the National Human Rights Commission will work together in the coming days to support the government’s efforts to promote human rights in Bangladesh. In addition, the two organisations will cooperate and advocate for the Bangladesh government and agencies to effectively commit to stopping child rights violations and taking necessary steps.

Kamal Uddin Ahmed, chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Bangladesh chaired the signing ceremony while Suresh Bartlett, National Director, represented World Vision Bangladesh.

Chandan Z Gomes, senior director of operations of World Vision Bangladesh, shared the objective of this agreement. In addition, officials and representatives of World Vision Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission at various levels were also present at the event. Nishath Sultana, deputy director of advocacy of World Vision Bangladesh, moderated the event.