Adult should appreciate child rights-Mrs Quartey

Sunyani (B/A), Dec. 09, GNA - Mrs. Florence Ayisi Quartey, Programme Director of the Department of Children, on Friday urged the adult public to discard the idea that the recognition of child rights would make children rude or disrespectful.

She was speaking at a regional consultation meeting with children on Ghana's third, fourth and fifth consolidated reports to the United Nations Committee on the rights of the child in Sunyani.

The meeting was attended by students of Nyamaah Junior High School, Twene Amanfo and Sunyani Senior High Schools.

The Programme Director explained that the rights were meant to protect children and to ensure that they were provided with the necessities of life.

Mrs Quartey noted that "in every generation, things are worst three times but we should not'