National Action and Coordinating Group against Violence against Children (NACG)
A National Action and Coordinating Group against Violence against Children (NACG) is established in each South Asia Country (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) and linkages are developed to the regional South Asia Coordinating Group on Action against Violence against Children (SACG). The purpose is to strengthen inter-agency work including with governments and children groups to end violence against children.
NACG is composed of UN agencies, multi-lateral and bi-lateral agencies, NGOs, civil society organizations and children’s (girls and boys) and young people’s group.
Background
The “South Asia Coordinating Group against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Children and Women in South Asia” was established in March 2004 to work towards the Mid-term Review of the Yokohama Global Commitments on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.
After the Regional Consultation on Violence against Children held in May 2005, Islamabad, Pakistan, the group was renamed as “South Asia Coordinating Group on Action against Violence against Children (SACG)” in its meeting in June 2005 to respond to a broadened scope of issues.
Further, in the SACG Roundtable meeting in September 2009, SACG members recommended that: “Regional interagency cooperation in South Asia be reproduced at the national level in each SAARC country and promote coordination and a comprehensive mapping on the child protection work of all agencies to assess synergies, promote joint initiatives and complementarity.”
SACG is composed of regional representatives from UN agencies and International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) working in South Asia. In addition, a number of organizations have Observer Status. UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia is the Chair of the SACG and Plan-International the Co-Chair for 2011-2012. The current list of Members and Observers is attached in Annex-1.
In 2010, SACG has supported the strengthening of government cooperation in the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC), which has a Governing Board consisting of representatives from Member States (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), civil society and children, SACG Chair, a Secretariat and a Five Year Work Plan.
In the SACG Roundtable meeting in September 2009, SACG members recommended that:
“Regional interagency cooperation in South Asia be reproduced at the national level in each SAARC country and promote coordination and a comprehensive mapping on the child protection work of all agencies to assess synergies, promote joint initiatives and complementarity.”
Objectives
- To strengthen networking among the agencies at national and provincial level building alliance to prevent, address and end sexual abuse and exploitation against children, girls and boys.
- To promote rights based and coordinated approach to preventing violence and protecting children by strengthening national and community based protection systems at all levels.
- To engage in collaboration with global and national forums and bodies working on ending violence against children, such as the Office of the UN Special Representative to the Secretary General on Violence against Children.
- To Address the issues of child labour, Trafficking, corporal punishment and Child Marriages
- To regularly communicate with the SACG Chair
Annexures to be attach:
- Organization Registration Form
- Org Logo in good pixels / graphics
- Any other relevant info
NACG in Azad Jammu & Kashmir
SDO with the collaboration of NACG National chapter established the secretariat for Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
Membership:
Local organizations (NGOs/CSOs), Media and human right groups are encouraged to be member of NACG AJ&K Chapter.
You are all requested to fill the Form, get print, signed / stamped and send a hard copy at SDO AJK office address; as well as a soft copy of Form at nacg@sdo.org.pk & program@sdo.org.pk. Also attach the organizational Logo (in good graphics) and Registration Copy.
NACG AJ&K State Secretariat,
Sustainable Development Organization (SDO)
Ghazi Shah House, Near Grid Station, Bela Noor Shah
Muzaffarabad-13100, AJ&K
Contact # 03000510977
