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  1. “In the same vein, we urge all the relevant agencies and stakeholders to pay the necessary attention to rehabilitation, technical assistance, capacity-building, reintegration programmes and other post-conflict challenges, with the goal of ensuring proper development of children in peace, love and progress, away from the destructive situations of conflict. We believe that the world will be a better place by paying serious and committed attention to this clarion call.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  2. “This, of course, includes the recent declaration of the General Assembly's Commemorative High-level Plenary Meeting Devoted to the Follow-up to the Outcome of the Special Session on Children (General Assembly resolution 62/88). Finally, in order to further strengthen the modest but notable achievements made in protection of children, particularly those in armed conflict, and to move towards the goal of ending impunity and bringing violators of children's rights to justice, we urge States that are yet to do so to ratify and implement the various conventions and protocols that guarantee the safety, protection, promotion and continued espousal of the rights of children in all situations, particularly in armed conflict.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  3. “My delegation wholeheartedly endorses the recommendations of the Secretary-General on the role of the International Criminal Court with regard to violations of the rights of children that fall within its purview and jurisdiction. Nigeria considers the promotion and protection of the rights of children as a top priority and has indeed made remarkable progress in the domestication of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Indeed, as of today, no fewer than 17 states of the Federation have adopted the Nigerian Child Rights Act, which came into force in 2003. Nigeria's commitment is unshakeable with regard to the full implementation of all the legal instruments relating to the rights of the child.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  4. “My delegation therefore believes that effective dialogue, poverty alleviation measures, technical assistance, political and economic inclusion and measures to tackle the root causes of conflict should go pari passu with the relevant recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report. With regard to conflict management, we urge that good attention be paid to the illicit spread of small arms and light weapons, which tend to fuel conflicts, especially in developing countries. The case of West Africa is a case in point, and that is why the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) found it expedient to sign the Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons on 14 June 2004, in Abuja.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  5. “In this connection, my delegation is of the view that it behoves the international community not to rest on its oars, but rather to rededicate itself to a greater commitment to ending impunity for those who abuse the rights of children. Indeed, is it not high time that the international community tackled the question of the abuse of the rights of children from the viewpoint of prevention, rather than tackling its effects? A well articulated conflict prevention mechanism or framework would not only spare the international community the tedium of being called upon, time and again, to attend to festering conflicts - which continue to occur in situations of poverty, marginalization, political and economic exclusion, impunity, lawlessness, injustice, et cetera - but could indeed pave the way to finding a lasting solution to conflict.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  6. “My delegation is indeed delighted to note that some modicum of progress and some positive developments have been recorded during the reporting period, in that, in some instances, no new cases of recruitment of children have occurred, and in that some measures have been taken to effect the release of children from the grip of certain armed forces for rehabilitation. Other positive measures include disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes for children, as well as investigations into cases of abuse of the rights of children. Nevertheless, we observe that there is a lot of work still to be done, as violations of the rights of children caught up in situations of armed conflict and violations of humanitarian law have not abated.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  7. “My delegation notes the key elements of the report, relating, inter alia, to the fact that some progress has been made in the implementation of the monitoring and reporting mechanism; the development and implementation of action plans; the mainstreaming of the protection of children in United Nations peacekeeping operations; compliance with regard to ending the recruitment and exploitation of children; rape and other sexual violence; abductions; denial of humanitarian assistance and access to children; and absence of respect for the rule of law by some parties to armed conflict.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source

  8. “The delegation of Nigeria congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, confident that your sterling qualities will stand you in very good stead as you steer the Council in its onerous tasks and bring about a fruitful outcome during the month of February. We would like also to express our most sincere gratitude to the Secretary-General for his very comprehensive and detailed report on the situation of children affected by armed conflict (S/2007/757), including the content and the tenor of its annexes I and II. We also applaud the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and the Executive Director of UNICEF, as well as that of all agencies involved in this sphere of activity.”

    2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source