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Latin America and the Caribbean

De La Prensa
13 August 1996

Crean organismo defensor de la ninez y juventud
(Organization created to defend children and youth)

by Eva Aguilar

El Consejo Municipal de Panama ha creado la Junta Municipal para la Defensa y Desarrollo de la Ninez y la Juventud, con el proposito de promover la defensa de los derechos del nino y el joven. Se pretende, tambien, brindar especial atencion a los menores que trabajan en las calles y a los que sufren de maltratos.

(The Municipal Council of Panama has created the Municipal Board for the Defense and Development of Childhood and Youth, with the purpose of promoting the defense of rights of the child and young person. The expect, also, to bring special attention to the minors who work in the streets and who suffer mistreatment.)

Segun el acuerdo No. 117 de 9 de julio de 1996, que crea la Junta, esta estara compuesta por tres miembros del Consejo Municipal, un representante de la Direccion de Desarrollo Social de la Alcaldia, un representante del Tribunal Tutelar de Menores, un representante del Ministerio de Educacion, uno de los clubes civicos, representantes de las Asociaciones de Padres de Familia, un representante de las Asociaciones de Jovenes y otro del Consejo Municipal Infantil.

(According to accord #117, July 9, 1996, which created the Board, there will be three members of the Municipal Council, one representative of the Direccion de Desarrollo social de la Alcaldia, one representative of the Youth Advisory Tribunal, and one representative of the Ministry de Education, one from the civic clubs, representative of the Fathers' Association, one representative from the Youth Association and the other of the Municipal Infant Council.)

El organismo tendra su propia junta directiva, que estara formada por un presidente y vicepresidente, los cuales seran nombrados por el Consejo Municipal; un tesorero, que sera designado por los clubes civicos; un secretario, quien sera el subsecretario del Concejo; y un vocal que sera escogido de entre los miembros de la Junta.

(The organization will have its own directing board, which will consist of a president and vice president who will be named by the Municipal Council, a treasurer who will be designated by the civic clubs, a secretary who will be the subsecretary of the Council, and one member who will be selected among the members of the Board.)

La Junta tendra entre sus funciones promover el proceso de sensibilizacion que contribuya al bienestar de la ninez y la juventud, asi como asegurar su participacion en el desarrollo de la vida social y cultural del Distrito de Panama.

(The Board will have among its functions to promote the process of sensitizing what contributes to the wellbeing of children and youth, and assuring their participating in the development of the social life and culture of the District of Panama.)


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