Deputy Prosecutor General A.Sharafutdinov, Deputy Minister of Public Education U.Musayev and others said in their welcoming speeches that protection of interests of children and young people has been raised to the level of state policy in Uzbekistan.

Thanks to combined efforts of the public, NGOs and law enforcement agencies, the crime levels have been falling. The General Prosecutor’s Office held more than 1,300 events to protect the rights and interests of the young people, it was said.

As a result, in the four months of 2008, the level of juvenile delinquency in the country fell by 3.2% and the cases of suicide by 25%.

The country is currently implementing the Program of activities devoted to the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.