THE Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, Mr Alex Asum-Ahensah, has called on Ghanaians to join hands with the government to eradicate child slavery and trafficking.
He explained that while some children were lured from their parents and sexually abused, some were sold as slaves, with many more drafted to fight in wars.
Such activities, he said, “jeopardise their health and future education”, stressing, “Child prostitution and other forms of treatment to children must be promptly reported to the police for urgent action.”
Mr Asum-Ahensah made the call at the 2009 Easter School for Children in Kumasi on Monday.
The school, with the theme; “Growing child participation through service learning”, was attended by selected children from various parts of the country and other countries on the continent.
Mr Asum-Ahensah expressed the need to encourage children to make their views known on issues that affected them, saying promoting children’s participation on issues would ensure their growth and development.
The Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, Ms Akua Sena Dansua, said the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was an internationally agreed framework that ensured minimum standards for the well-being of the child.
It also promotes and protects the inherent dignity of every child.
She said it was important for society to devise measures that would promote the welfare of children to enable them to develop their potential fully.
Ms Dansua also emphasised the need to help children to better understand the concept of child rights to enable them to take informed decisions on issues that affected them.
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