Flood-affected children are seen at a makeshift shelter on the outskirts of southwest Pakistan's Quetta on Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
Pakistan has been striving to ensure children's rights for future generations and "it's the core responsibility of the government and the society to provide the required facilities to them for maximum utilization of their potential for the greater good of future generations," said Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on the World Children's Day.
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Sunday that his country has been striving to ensure children's rights for future generations, highlighting that today's children are tomorrow's leaders.
"Children are our most precious assets and it's the core responsibility of the government and the society to provide the required facilities to them for maximum utilization of their potential for the greater good of future generations," Zardari said in his message on the World Children's Day.
He said that education, health and a clean and peaceful environment are the key requirements for children's healthy grooming, adding that their minds need to be nurtured with tolerance and harmony.
Flood-affected children play on the outskirts of southern Pakistan's Hyderabad on Sept. 24, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)
Stressing special attention to children suffering following recent devastating floods, the foreign minister said that of the 33 million people affected by the floods and heavy rains in the past months, one-third are children.
He said thousands of schools and health facilities have been damaged during the climate-induced disaster. "Equality and inclusion is the unfettered right of every child, we should ensure that every child has access to better education and health facilities," he added.
The foreign minister said that the government has been making efforts to roll out projects and schemes on a priority basis in the future for the betterment and welfare of children.■
