The volume of the system of social services for children from vulnerable groups in our country is expanding every year. One of the main goals of social policy is the creation of services for the social rehabilitation and integration of children into society, ensuring their return to normal life. The press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population told Azeri Daily that this was stated by Minister Sahil Babayev at a meeting with the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Azerbaijan, Edward Karwardin.
The Minister stressed that providing children with a reliable social security system is an important part of the social development strategy of President Ilham Aliyev. S. Babayev noted that the state policy towards children in Azerbaijan is based on the approaches arising from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. He noted that work is underway to strengthen social protection of children from vulnerable groups, to provide them with rehabilitation-oriented social services, as well as to expand the scale of activities in this direction.
S. Babaev expressed confidence in the successful experience of cooperation with UNICEF and the further expansion of joint work on the development of social services for children.
E. Karvardin noted the importance of projects implemented within the framework of cooperation.
At the meeting, the priority areas of social protection and protection of children for 2021-2025 were considered (expanding the integrated system of social services for children, increasing the knowledge and skills of social services personnel, supporting the application of quality standards in social services), discussed issues of further cooperation in various fields.