{"id":42155,"date":"2023-07-07T19:31:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T19:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/un-security-council-portugal-hails-mozambiques-proactive-steps-to-protect-children-in-war"},"modified":"2023-07-07T19:46:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T19:46:32","slug":"un-security-council-portugal-hails-mozambiques-proactive-steps-to-protect-children-in-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/un-security-council-portugal-hails-mozambiques-proactive-steps-to-protect-children-in-war","title":{"rendered":"UN Security Council: Portugal hails Mozambique\u2019s \u2018proactive steps\u2019 to protect children in war"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Portugal\u2019s representative in the United Nations Security Council has highlighted the \u201cproactive steps\u201d that Mozambique\u2019s government has adopted for the protection of children in conflicts, which it said \u201ccan serve as an example to all member states.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the annual Security Council debate on children and armed conflict, which took place on Wednesday, Portugal\u2019s permanent representative to the UN, Ana Paula Zacarias, said that despite the \u201cgrim picture\u201d presented in the annual UN report on the subject \u2013 which registered 27,180 serious violations against children in 2022 \u2013 \u201cthere are achievements that can serve as an example to all member states\u201d that wish to move forward in this context.<\/p>\n

\u201cMozambique is, in our view, one such example,\u201d she said. \u201cDespite the difficulties in [the northern province of] Cabo Delgado, where serious violations against children have been documented, the government is taking proactive steps.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn Interministerial Commission on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law has been established, a Focal Point for Child Protection in the Armed Forces has been appointed and there is increased training of the armed forces in the prevention of serious violence,\u201d she added. \u201cExamples like this should be welcomed.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her speech, Zacarias also stressed the importance of education to prevent violations against children, as well as conflict prevention and sustainable development.<\/p>\n

\u201cPortugal believes that the international community must pay greater attention to the scope of justice, which includes support for livelihoods and full access to mental health and psychological services,\u201d she said. \u201cWe cannot give back childhood to those who have been deprived of it, but we must take it as a shared responsibility to give them back hope and all the support we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

The UN verified 27,180 grave violations against 18,890 children last year, with murder, mutilation, recruitment and abduction being the situations recorded in the highest number.<\/p>\n

Of this total of serious violations, 24,300 were committed in 2022, while 2,880 were committed previously but only verified in 2022, according to UN Secretary-General Anto\u0301nio Guterres\u2019 annual report on children and armed conflict.<\/p>\n

The findings of the report were presented on Thursday at a meeting of the UN Security Council, where the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, stated that minors continue to be disproportionately affected in wars and armed conflicts.<\/p>\n

Serious violations were seen in greater numbers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Israel and Palestine, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan and Yemen.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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