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State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs (Azerbaijan)

Field	Value
agency_name	State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic
nativename	Azərbaycan Respublikasının Ailə, Qadın və Uşaq Problemləri üzrə Dövlət Komitəsi
seal	SCFWCA-logo.jpg
seal_width	120px
seal_caption	Coat of Arms of Azerbaijan
formed	February 6, 2006
headquarters	40 Uzeyir Hajibeyov Street, Government House, Gate III, Baku, Azerbaijan Republic AZ1000
chief1_name	Bahar Muradova
chief1_position	Chair
chief2_name	Aynur Sofiyeva
chief2_position	Deputy Chair
website	www.scfwca.gov.az

The State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic () is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulation of activities for the protection of rights of women and children and overseeing activities of non-governmental organizations involved in family in Azerbaijan Republic. The ministry is headed by Bahar Muradova.

History

On January 14, 1998, the State Committee on Women’s Affairs was established by Presidential Decree. On February 6, 2006, the committee expanded with additional duties for the solution of problems of families and children, thus being re-established as the State Committee for Family, Women, and Children Affairs. Since its inception, the committee has promoted independence of women in civil societies in terms of earning for living and functioning while the lead family providers are away.

Structure

In close cooperation with NGO Alliance for Children Rights, the committee has worked on combating domestic violence in the democratic society, an education campaign conducted among the children needed in special care for prevention of violence, suicide attempts, human trafficking, children's crimes, exploitation of child labor, early marriages, and harmful habits, as well as for getting the religious knowledge'.

Activity of the Committee

Support centers for families and children were established in Mingachevir, Goranboy and Shuvalan with the financial support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). At the center, young boys and girls are educated about health; they develop social communication skills and life skills. To date, thousands of children, young people, and parents have been serving in all centers.

The State Program on the Delivering Children from Children's State Institutions to Children (De-institutionalization) and Alternative Care State in Azerbaijan was approved by presidential decree No. 1386 dated March 29, 2006.

Juvenile justice reform is supported by the UNICEF office in Baku. Adaptation of refugee children to society and improvement of their well-being are the third priority direction in the field of child protection.

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