Delhi Police holds meeting with stakeholders on ensuring safety of orphaned children amid COVID surge ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 23:45 IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): In wake of reports of children getting orphaned and helpless after the death of their parents in the current Covid crisis, the Delhi Police Special Police Unit of Women and Children on Wednesday held a web meeting with all the stakeholders on issues pertaining to orphaned children and women related cases during the ongoing coronavirus wave.
Chaired by Special Commissioner of Police for Women Safety, Nuzhat Hasan, the web meeting was attended by 75 police officers and representatives of government including representatives of Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), National Commission for Women (NCW), Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Delhi Legal Servic
Delhi Police holds special web meeting on children orphaned by Covid-19
Delhi Police holds special web meeting on children orphaned by Covid-19
The meeting was chaired by the Special Commissioner of Police (Women Safety) Nuzhat Hasan.
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Delhi Police s special unit for women and children held a web meeting on Wednesday with all stakeholders on Covid-orphaned children, and women-related cases during the ongoing pandemic, officials said.
The meeting was chaired by the Special Commissioner of Police (Women Safety) Nuzhat Hasan.
It was attended by 75 police officers and representatives of government, including of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the National Commission for Women (NCW), the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), and the Delhi Legal Service Authority (DLSA), police said.
Here’s how you can help children who lost parents to Covid-19
It should be noted that this process of adoption without involving the concerned authorities is illegal.
By Sreshta Ladegaam| Updated: 4th May 2021 6:06 pm IST Representative image
Hyderabad: One of the most heartbreaking ramifications of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the innumerable stories of children losing both their parents to the disease. While helplines and NGOs are flooded with calls for help for such children, there is also a rise in social media posts asking for people to help children in such situations. However, the most concerning among these requests are the ones sharing details of children and putting them up for adoption.
Covid-19 second wave leaves many children orphaned and vulnerable across India
Covid-19 second wave leaves many children orphaned and vulnerable across India
While some have lost both their parents, others are in a situation where a single surviving parent is unable to take care of them financially and psychologically.
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UPDATED: May 4, 2021 11:26 IST
There have been several reports of cases of children losing their parents to Covid-19 this year (Source: Reuters)
As India battles a raging second wave, cases of children losing their parents to Covid-19 are also mounting. While some have lost both their parents and have no one to look after them, others are in a situation where a single surviving parent is unable to take care of them financially and psychologically.
Covid leaves orphaned children vulnerable to trafficking; authorities wary
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Synopsis Over the last week especially, contact details and addresses of children orphaned by Covid have been shared widely across social media. This makes them a bait for child traffickers who come as relatives, propose adoption etc,” said Sonal Kapoor Singh, chief executive officer of Delhi-based NGO-Protsahan India Foundation.
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Adoption agencies, child welfare associations and NGOs across India are concerned that photographs of children who have lost parents to Covid-19 are doing the round on social media with their contacts and addresses. Sharing of children s details is attracting child traffickers and the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has even asked the Delhi Police to be more vigilant on social media and ensure children don t fall prey to trafficking”.