Caring for the future of the republic

During the last plenary session, the deputies heard a report by the Minister of Education, Tatyana Loginova, regarding the situation of Pridnestrovian children last year. The deputies asked the Head of the department numerous questions, made various proposals for improving the situation in this area. It is so important that it is regulated by international law in the form of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, adopted by the UN in 1959. The Deputy Corps decided to submit all proposals to the Committee on Public Education, Science and Culture to form the final version of the decision of the Supreme Council.

At the current plenary meeting, deputies considered the revised version of the document.

An analysis of the situation of children by members of the parliamentary committee revealed a number of acute problems. Among them: insufficient number of pediatricians; the aging of teaching staff, a small influx of young specialists in the organization of education; lack of educational literature of a new generation; set of training funds of educational organizations with the Moldavian and Ukrainian language of instruction; the mismatch of the infrastructure of specialized educational organizations with the specific access requirements for children and youth with disabilities (lack of access routes, wide exits, elevators, adapted sanitary facilities); financing of continuing education institutions on a residual basis; insufficient provision of schools, kindergartens with sports equipment, etc.

A significant part of the decision of the Supreme Council adopted by the deputy corps is occupied by the recommendations of parliamentarians on improving the situation and quality of life of children in the PMR. This is the development of a set of measures to reduce the incidence and preserve the health of the child population; improving the quality of medical care for children at all stages; optimization of nutrition for students of educational institutions; introduction of new generation educational standards; improving staffing in the education sector; strengthening the joint work of the Ministry of Education and state administrations with orphans and children left without parental care; development of training program for people wishing to adopt a child in their family; improving the regulatory framework in the sphere of guardianship.

During the discussion of the revised version of the resolution, the deputies paid special attention to the problem of providing orphaned children and children left without parental care, which has not yet been resolved. Currently, 840 people are in line. Only a little more than three percent of citizens of this category per year are provided with housing.

The operative part of the adopted document says: “By March 1, 2020, the Government should develop an action plan to address the problems identified in the resolution regarding improving the situation and quality of life of children in the PMR and submit it to the Supreme Council”.