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Kadurugamuwa

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2015-03-25

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2015-03-25

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1. “The first is to put political and economic pressure on the offending parties while strengthening law and order; the second is to mobilize resources for rehabilitation programmes; and the third is to address the socioeconomic, political and ideological dynamics that non-State actors can use to lure children by to their so-called causes. The Government of Sri Lanka is appreciative of United Nations agencies, such as UNICEF, and our bilateral partners for helping us in our endeavors to combat the menace of children being recruited into armed conflict, and thereafter in the task of ensuring their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. In conclusion, Sri Lanka is happy to share our experience of rehabilitation and reintegration of child combatants with parties that wish to learn from our story.”

   2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

2. “Those positive developments led the United Nation to de-list Sri Lanka from annex II to the report of the Secretary-General on child combatants in 2012. Today Sri Lanka is proud to state that all former child combatants have been rehabilitated and re-integrated into society. They have become productive and responsible citizens of Sri Lanka. Some have even sat for competitive exams and entered university. Sri Lanka believes that the use of children in armed conflict in any capacity, as combatants or otherwise, is a clear violation of international humanitarian and human rights law. Sri Lanka also believes that there are three effective methods to reduce the recruitment of child combatants by non-State actors.”

   2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

3. “During the almost three decades'-long conflict that Sri Lanka experienced, one of the most complex and painful issues to address was the horror of terrorist groups recruiting both girls and boys as combatants and suicide cadres. With the conclusion of conflict, in May 2009, a total of 594 child combatants aged between 12 and18 years of age surrendered. The Government of Sri Lanka did not criminally prosecute those children, but considered them as victims of the conflict. The Government took a series of measures to rehabilitate and reintegrate those former child combatants by providing education, recreational facilities and vocational training, as well as psychological support to help them deal with their past.”

   2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source

4. “Sri Lanka wishes to congratulate you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on children and armed conflict, with particular emphasis on children who are victims of non-State armed groups. As a country that has experienced the agony of children being forcibly recruited by non-State actors in the past, we would like to highlight the relevance of today's debate coinciding with the tenth anniversary of resolution 1612 (2005), which established a Working Group focused on children and armed conflict, as well as the tenth anniversary of the Paris Commitments and the Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated With Armed Forces or Armed Groups, which were adopted in 2007.”

   2015-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7414 (2015) · source