{"id":3160,"date":"2021-09-16T11:40:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T11:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tfal.gov.mt\/?page_id=3160"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:32:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:32:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tfal.gov.mt\/about\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Office of the Commissioner for Children was set up in terms of the Commissioner for Children Act of 2003, to promote the welfare of children and the compliance with the UN Convention on the rights of the child, as ratified by Malta on the 26th of January 1990, and such other international treaties, conventions or agreements relating to children as are or may be ratified or otherwise acceded to by Malta.<\/div>
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The work carried out by the Office focuses on: the protection of children, the promotion of children\u2019s rights, ensuring the provision of necessary services for children, and the participation of children. The office acts as a focal point which monitors the current social and cultural situation in relation to children, such that it can contribute substantially in the co-ordination that needs to take place across all sectors in order to have policies that are child oriented.<\/div>
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The Commissioner for Children is Ms Antoinette Vassallo who was appointed on the 1st of February 2022 for a period of three years. The Commissioner for Children strives to safeguard the best interests of all children living in Malta and Gozo.<\/p>

Ms Antoinette Vassallo was born in Rabat in March 1957, she attended Primary and Secondary Government Schools. In 1975, enrolled at the Nursing School G’Mangia, graduating as State\u00a0Registered Nurse [S.R.N.] in 1978.\u00a0 \u00a0Worked as Operating Theater Nurse in St. Luke’s and Karen Grech Hospitals until marrying in 1985 and residing in the locality of Ta’Xbiex.<\/span><\/p>

Ms Vassallo is Married to\u00a0 Adrian Vassallo and has 5 children;<\/p>

Maximilian (born December 1985), Christian Jude (born December 1986, deceased 1988),Christian Joseph (born March 1989), Julian (born March 1991) and Adriyana (born July 1993).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

In March 1999 she contested the Local Government elections, she was elected Mayor of Ta’Xbiex and served for 14 years until 2013.<\/p>

\u00a0List of appointments:<\/span><\/p>