Playa del Carmen Council Approves Child Protection System Manual

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — The City Council unanimously approved an organizational and operating manual for the Municipal System for the Comprehensive Protection of Girls, Boys and Adolescents (SIPINNA), a measure aimed at strengthening coordination among agencies responsible for safeguarding children’s rights.

The approval came during the council’s 45th ordinary session, held at the Leona Vicario Auditorium, as part of efforts to reinforce the municipal institutional framework for child protection.

The manual sets out the system’s organizational structure, the responsibilities of participating agencies, and the inter-institutional coordination mechanisms for handling violence prevention, rights protection, and support for children and adolescents in vulnerable situations.

Municipal officials said the document will help SIPINNA — the body that coordinates public policies for children and adolescents across city departments and other institutions — operate more effectively.

Its goals include establishing clear decision-making procedures, defining the duties of each agency, and improving coordination in programs and actions designed to serve the best interests of children.

The manual also seeks to foster safer environments through strategies focused on prevention, care, and restoration of rights, in line with the Mexican Constitution, the General Law on the Rights of Girls, Boys and Adolescents, and state legislation on the matter.

SIPINNA is the coordination mechanism among federal, state, and municipal authorities responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating public policies to ensure respect for and protection of the rights of anyone under 18, based on the principle of the best interests of the child. The council said the new instrument will allow the municipality to strengthen SIPINNA’s operations and improve institutional coordination in addressing the challenges facing children and adolescents in Playa del Carmen.