India, Nepal and several South Asian countries are holding discussions to set strategies and identify priorities to end violence against children ahead of the 4th SAIEVAC Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi tomorrow.

Organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the three-day ‘Technical Meeting and 4th Ministerial Meeting of South Asian Initiative’ to end Violence against Children (SAIEVAC)’ seeks to assess the progress and developments in the past decade. The ministerial meeting is being preceded by a two-day Technical Preparatory Meeting being held since yesterday. The government and civil society organisations delegates from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are participating in the event.