Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/12/08
By: Chen Wei-ting and Ko Lin
Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) The government plans to establish a Cabinet-level commission that
Premier Lai Ching-te (賴清德)
will be responsible for child welfare in Taiwan, Premier Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Saturday.
Speaking in Taipei at an annual forum hosted by the Child Health Alliance Taiwan (CHAT), Lai said the relevant ministries and agencies will work together on the plan.
By next year, he said, the Cabinet expects to hold its first meeting that will include the new agency.
Although Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, Lai said, Taiwan has been working to better protect the rights of children and people with special needs, in line with international standards. [FULL STORY]