To mark the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse, a State-level youth convention for ending abuse, exploitation and all forms of violence and torture against children was organised by the People’s Cultural Centre (PECUC) here.
DG Fire Services Satyajit Mohanty said Covid-19 has created a very stressful situation for children.
"Around 150 crore children have been affected by it. In this stressful situation it is the responsibility of all stakeholders including media and NGOs to work together for preventing violence and crime against children," he said.Former bureaucrat Pradeep Kumar Biswal spoke about the role of youths in achieving SDG-Target-16.2. PECUC secretary and chairperson of NACG EVAC, India Ranjan Kumar Mohanty said massive awareness.