Media’s role on child protection discussed
DUBAI: Thewomenandchildrenprotectiondepartment,incooperationwithamericanuniversityinthe Emirates (AUE), organised a virtual training course to promote a safe and healthy media culture to protect children.
Academic experts and specialists from both sides delivered the course lectures, with the participation of 33 employees from several press and media entities.
The participants were introduced to a number of crucial topics, including the Media effects on Children; the Social Responsibility of the Media; Challenges of the New Media; International Treaties on Children’s Rights; Establishing a Culture of Media Education; and Protecting Children from All Forms of Violence, Abuse and Negligence.
Fatima Al Beloushi, Head of the Awareness Section at the Women and Children’s Department of Dubai Police, confirmed that the training course reflects the Department’s keenness to establish bridges of communication with professionals from the press and media sector in the emirate and to raise their awareness on how they can contribute to the Force’s endeavours to protect children from harm.
During the course, the lecturers discussed the legal aspects of protecting children from harmful media content that promotes violence and encourages negative phenomena.
They also raised the issue of how important it is to develop a media policy that takes children’s rights into consideration, the responsibility of the journaliststowardtheirsociety,andthecontributions of the media to social development.
They highlighted the strengths of UAE Law concerningchildrenandtheirrightsandtherelationship between the law and the social development of children.
Earlier, it was reported that the Dubai Police, represented by the General Department of Community Happiness, has carried out 22 community-based initiatives,whichbenefited1,012,934individualsin2021.
These statistics were revealed during an annual
General Department of Community Happiness inspection visit carried out by the Commander-inchief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri.
Almarrireviewedthedepartmentofcommunity
Relationsendeavoursduring2021andwaspresented with many achievements, including signing 205 memoranda, establishing 247 partnerships which involved 52 strategic partners and 195 key partners, in various fields such as security, service, administration, traffic, etc. Moreover, the Department carried out 22 community-based initiatives that reached 1,012,934 individuals.