UNICEF outlines key actions to protect children in Central African Republic

    Source: Xinhua| 2019-02-19 05:29:23|Editor: Mu Xuequan

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday outlined specific steps to protect children in the Central African Republic (CAR).

    Hailing the recent peace agreement signed by 15 warring parties in the CAR, UNICEF stressed that "now is the time for action" and outlined concrete steps that armed groups, judicial authorities and the government can take so the future of millions of children can be safeguarded.

    "The peace agreement signed by the Government of the Central African Republic and other parties to the conflict is a welcome step towards lasting peace and the hope of a better future for the country's children," said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore in a statement.

    "We particularly welcome commitments to protect children's rights and put an end to grave violations against children, but commitments are not enough. Now is the time for action," she said, adding that "for too long, violence, instability and chronic underdevelopment have devastated children's lives in the Central African Republic."

    She listed three "concrete steps that can help translate the peace agreement into meaningful action for children" affected by six years of brutal conflict and the resulting humanitarian crisis.

    The steps are: parties to the conflict should release all children who were enrolled or associated with armed groups; the judicial system should treat children arrested or detained due to their association with armed groups as children and victims first, and to ensure that their rights are upheld; and the government should adopt as soon as possible the Child Protection Code and to align the country's juvenile justice system with international standards.

    Since conflict began in the CAR in 2012, due to fighting between the mostly Christian anti-Balaka militia and the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition, thousands of civilians have been killed and two out of three people became dependent on humanitarian aid.

    Children have been particularly affected, according to the UN children's agency: one in four is displaced within the landlocked country or in neighboring countries, and millions remain out-of-school, malnourished and vulnerable to disease, abuse and exploitation.

    Peace talks started on Jan. 24 this year and an agreement was reached 10 days later under the auspices of the African Initiative for Peace and Reconciliation in the CAR, led by the African Union (AU), with the UN's support.

    The deal was formally signed on Feb. 6.

    "UNICEF stands ready to support national efforts to help children affected by the conflict and is hopeful that this agreement will be a fundamental step towards long-lasting peace for the country's children," said Fore.

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