A sideline discussion on the role of online platforms in protecting children and adolescents from cybercrime took place in Hanoi on October 25, drawing representatives from government agencies, international organisations, technology platforms, and the creator community.

Child protection on the internet must start with forming safe online habits, remarked Nguyen Hong Quan, director of the training centre under the Ministry of Public Security’s Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention (A05), at a recent awareness-raising event held in Hanoi.

The Department of Maternal and Child Health under Ministry of Health has called on provincial and municipal health departments nationwide to step up measures to protect children in the online environment, ensuring timely prevention and handling of abuse and exploitation cases.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan lauded UNICEF’s efforts in programmes to promote child care and protection in Vietnam.

A cooperation agreement on child protection was signed on November 24 between the Department of Child Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Vietnam Post.