2020 Int’l Day: UN Launches Practical Guidance For Protection Of Children In Conflict Situations - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 14, 2020
TheUnited Nations has launched a practical guidance for mediators to protectchildren in situations of armed conflict in New York.
Theevent, held at the UN Security Council chambers, was part of activities markingthe 2020 International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers. Among otherthings, the document contains guidelines for the integration of specific childprotection measures into peace processes during conflict.
Ina briefing, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said children had no role inwars, yet millions of them are caught up in armed conflicts in which they arenot merely bystanders, but targets.
Guterresstated that children below 18 years of age constitute more than 50 per cent ofthe populations of most countries affected by war. He added that children werealso among the most vulnerable groups and were unable to protect themselvesfrom the impact of conflict, adding that 250 million children lived in affectedcountries.
Accordingto a 2018 report by the Secretary-General, no fewer than 12,000 children werekilled or maimed in 20 conflict situations monitored around the world thatyear.