The 7th National Child Summit opened today at the parliamentary building with a call from the Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi advising children to be disciplined if they want to be successful in their goals.
Habumuremyi further urged children to abide by their culture and avoid indulgence in immoral behaviours they tend to get tempted by their peers during their puberty.
The UNICEF representative Noala Skinner noted that the gathering is unique, “Rwanda is showing a good example to the rest of the world on the importance of giving children a platform to share their ideas as stipulated in the international chatter on children rights,” she said.
Aloysea Inyumba the Minister of Gender and Family Promotion said that the summit is focusing on three main objectives including Importance of family to every child, health and inclusion of children ideas in national planning.
Premier Habumuremyi thanked President Paul Kagame for agreeing to a request by children of forming their commission to solve children related challenges; the appeal was done in the previous summit.
The ongoing summit has attracted 800 participants including; children representatives from districts countrywide, disabled people and refugees still residing in camps.
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