Geneva, 29 August 2022 (MIA) – Minister of Labor and Social Policy Jovanka Trenchevska presented Monday the North Macedonia Report on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the two optional protocols on the involvement of children and armed conflict and the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography before the Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva. Minister Trenchevska highlighted the observance of children’s rights as a high priority in North Macedonia, with a comprehensive multi-agency approach playing a significant role in this regard, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy said in a press release. She said an EU-supported process has been launched in the country over re-establishment of a national mechanism for monitoring of the Convention’s implementation. A National Coordination Body for prevention and protection of children from abuse and neglect was set up by the Government in 2017, involving representatives of all relevant stakeholders in the field. In addition, a National Strategy for prevention and protection of children from violence (2020-2025) and an Action Plan (2020-2027) have also been adopted, complying with all relevant international documents and regulations. The North Macedonia delegation also includes representatives from the ministries of interior, education and science, health, justice and foreign affairs, as well as the State Statistical Office, reads the press release.