National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and former Vice President Truong My Hoa pose for a photo with delegates attending the second mock session of the Children’s National Assembly. Many of the delegates are from ethnic minorities. |
Many of the delegates to the session belong to ethnic minority groups such as Cao Lan, Cham, Co Tu, Dao, Ede, Ha Nhi, Hoa, Khmer, H’mong, Muong, Nung, Raglai, Tay, and Thai. |
Speaking at the mock session, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed that the Party and State always care for and pay special attention to the cause of child protection, care, and education. |
Ethnic minority delegates express their opinions at the mock session. |
The delegates ask questions on two topics: school violence and the prevention of new-generation tobacco products. |
Ethnic minority delegates in the Dien Hong Hall. |
Delegates engage in debate over hot-button issues. |
Ethnic minority delegates take note during the question-and-answer session. |
Thao Mi Phenh is a delegate from Ha Giang Province with outstanding achievements at a local leadership club. |
One of the topics discussed at the session is that school violence has crept into schools in mountainous regions. |
According to the delegates, school violence must be eliminated in both the delta and mountainous regions. |
Commenting on the issue, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son shared that the education sector is working to build “Happy Schools” in which there is no room for violence. |
Many delegates also express their concern over the presence of new-generation tobacco products in school premises. |
Schools in mountainous regions are no exception to this situation. |
At the question-and-answer session, many ethnic minority delegates express their wish that functional authorities will coordinate more closely to control e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in schools. |