DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AFFAIRS COMMEMORATES MAJOR EVENTS
The department commemorates major events every year. These include:
- The Day of the African Child which falls on 16 June
- National ECD Week of Action
- International Day of the Girl Child which falls on 11 October
- International Day of Prayer for Child Protection which falls on 20 November
- Day for Street Connected Children which falls on 13 April
- International Events that the department participates
International engagements
The department participates in a number of international engagements on issues affecting children. These include:
- Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) (New York)
- The Ordinary Session on Human and Peoples Rights in March and September
- SADC meetings on OVC&Y, Trafficking in Persons and Violence against children
- African Union Meetings
- UN General Assembly
- UN Regional meetings on ECD and Child Protection
- UPR every five years
- ACWERC every two years
- UN CRC Committee every five years
- And other international adhoc meetings
