Brunei Darussalam continues to demonstrate strong commitment to safeguarding the rights and protection of children, because our society emphasizes the importance of education, health, welfare, safety, and protection to ensure that children grow up in an environment of peace, security, and compassion, as children are indeed the nation's future assets. The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports highlighted the matter in a Message in Conjunction with World Children's Day 2025.

Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Nazmi Mohamad shared that, in line with Wawasan Brunei 2 RIBU 35, various efforts and strategies have been outlined to strengthen family institutions, protect children and empower society in a holistic and nationwide approach. This includes the implementation of the Plan of Action on Children Wellbeing under the National Social Issues Council and the Wawasan Brunei 2035 Social Blueprint. Initiatives within these plans include the Child Online Protection Framework 2013, which coordinates multi- agency efforts to protect children's safety in cyberspace, and the National Framework on Child Protection 2021, which serves as a national guide for enhancing the existing child protection ecosystem.

In today's challenging modern and digital world, children also need to be guided and nurtured wisely, and protected from increasingly complex threats which may come especially through the digital space.

Therefore, the efforts implemented by various agencies to develop and protect children through various programmes are highly welcome.

Since 1954, World Children's Day has been celebrated every 20th of November, to express commitment to the principles contained in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This year's theme is 'Listen to the Future'. It underscores the importance of listening to and valuing children's views as a reflection of the nation's future and that their voices guide the creation of a safe, ethical, and caring environment for them.