{"id":39213,"date":"2023-07-19T06:11:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T06:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=39213"},"modified":"2023-07-19T05:27:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T05:27:43","slug":"unicef-urges-govts-to-protect-vulnerable-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/unicef-urges-govts-to-protect-vulnerable-children","title":{"rendered":"UNICEF urges gov&#8217;ts to protect vulnerable children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The United Nations International Children&#8217;s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has called on governments across the world, especially those in transit and destination zones for migrants, to protect vulnerable children.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The UN agency made the call in line with its obligation under international law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, the UN agency called on all governments to protect the rights and \u201cbest interests of children in line with obligations under national and international law, and to also provide \u201csafe and legal pathways for children to migrate and seek asylum\u201d, including expanded family reunification and refugee resettlement quota.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has also urged the strengthening of coordination on search and rescue operations and ensuring prompt disembarkation to places of safety, as well as strengthening national child protection systems to better include and protect children at risk of exploitation and violence, particularly, unaccompanied children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. 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