Govt is committed to improve child nutrition and child care - President

President Maithripala Sirisena says that Sri Lanka has to overcome the challenges in the areas of child nutrition, education, child abuse, and violence against children.

We are universally bound to provide proper nutrition and healthcare to all children, ensure their right to education and create a space for them to be born and brought up in a safe environment, he said in his message for World Children’s Day. 

“However, as a nation, we cannot be satisfied about the ensuring of all these needs of our children. Sri Lanka has to overcome the challenges in the areas of child nutrition, education, child abuse, and violence against children.”

The government is committed to improve child nutrition and child care through many programs, he said.

President’s Message

Every child born into this world is gifted with the amazement in their eyes and with the joy of inquisitiveness about wonderful creations of nature. Their world is filled with beauty and diversity.

Children see the glorious colours of the rainbow and hear the melodious tunes in every bird’s song. They feel the softness of the petals. Divisions based on race, religion or territorial boundaries have not yet corrupted their minds, as one great poet said “Give them love. But do not give them your thoughts, because they have their own thoughts.” This is the spirit I underline on Universal Children’s Day.

We are universally bound to provide proper nutrition and healthcare to all children, ensure their right to education and create a space for them to be born and brought up in a safe environment. However, as a nation, we cannot be satisfied about the ensuring of all these needs of our children. Sri Lanka has to overcome the challenges in the areas of child nutrition, education, child abuse, and violence against children.

The government is committed to improve child nutrition and child care through many programs. Presidential secretariat launched the programme “Daruwan pana men surakimu” to emphasize the need to protect our children.

With my sincere willingness to see the world a safe and beautiful place for children to grow up freely, I join those who celebrate the Universal Children’s Day. I extend my love and best wishes to every child living in this world of ours.

Prime Minister’s Message 

Children are our greatest asset; as a nation, the responsibility is ours to ensure the creation of an environment in which children can grow up to become confident, caring adults, conscious of their social responsibilities.

“Let us join hands to protect the world of children” is a theme that resounds with hope and fervor for a challenging but an inspirational message on this International Children’s Day.
 
Today is not only the day the world celebrates children but also the day we remember our elders; The World Elders Day also falls today.
 
As a community, we have a social obligation to the children and to the elders among us to assure their well being while attending to their needs.
 
We owe it to our elders for moulding us to be the people that we are - their contribution to the success of each of us cannot be under-estimated and must be recognized and rewarded, especially as they encounter difficulties in the evening of their lives.
 
When compared with many parts of the world, Sri Lanka can still take pride in her cultural heritage ; it encourages and fosters strong relationships within families and places emphasis on taking care of our elders while enabling our children to thrive in an environment of love and caring.
 
Let us once again reiterate our commitment towards taking proper care of our elders and our children.