Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 13 / Trend U. Sadikhova /
Azerbaijan's Ombudsman, Elmira Suleymanova has received the UNICEF's office deputy head in Azerbaijan, Rashed Mustafa, the Ombudsman's office press-service said.
The main directions of the Ombudsman's cooperation with the UNICEF's office in Azerbaijan were also discussed at the meeting.
Monitoring organized by Ombudsman with the participation of staff of regional centers, and representatives of the international organizations to study the state of children's rights in various cities and regions of the country was determined as a priority. The need for joint monitoring in connection with the implementation of the Convention on "Rights of Invalids" was also stressed.
Suleymanova said that the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan is a member of European Network of Ombudspeople for Children (ENOC), and suggested ensuring the active participation of children in the event of the organization to protect the rights of children, creating a network for training them as leaders.
The UNICEF's Azerbaijani office program for child protection head, Munir Mammadzade, attended the meeting.