21 September 2011, 15:53
On Wednesday, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Mykola Tomenko opened the parliamentary hearings "Institute of Family in Ukraine: State, Problems and their Solution." Mykola Tomenko considers the institute of family to be utterly important and vulnerable.
The Deputy Chairman reminded that it is the second time that the Verkhovna Rada scrutinized this issue related not only to the institute of family, but also to different social, economic, moral and information components. M.Tomenko stressed that the parliament had strengthened social security of families. However, although international institutions appreciated the adopted laws, they are not implemented on a systemic basis.
M.Tomenko informed that both the former and the acting governments increased financial aid given for childbirth, "but such actions are not supported by a comprehensive state, social, and information fashion for family." The politician stressed, "Problems will continue, until this fashion is set, and other, non-aggressive, standards of behavior come in trend." He reported that more than 100 thousand families who are bringing up more than 200 thousand children endure hardships. "It is the most vulnerable group of population," M.Tomenko said.