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Mohamed Bazoum

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2021-06-28

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2021-06-28

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1. “Education is a pillar of conflict prevention, and in countries experiencing security and humanitarian crises, education is at the forefront of peacebuilding efforts. We are talking about a collective responsibility for all Member States. This is an essential prerequisite for achieving the peace and security objectives to which the international community aspires.”

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2. “While the current pandemic has challenged our ability to address the grave violations suffered by children in times of armed conflict, it also reminds us that global systemic change, including a change in our child protection efforts, is needed. I stress the need to integrate child protection into the peace process from the earliest stages, in order to significantly reduce violations against children and create the conditions for sustainable peace. I would like to emphasize once again access to quality education for all, including girls, and the creation of conditions for the professional development of young people, to enable them to contribute to the development of their country.”

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3. “The suspension of major immunization campaigns could lead to the emergence of preventable diseases affecting children. The medium- and long-term impacts of the pandemic on violations against children affected by conflict will be devastating if nothing is done. There is a real prospect of an increase in violations, such as child labour, re-recruitment and child marriage and its impact on access to education, especially for young girls who are less likely to return to school after a closure. In this context, the Niger is calling for the effective implementation of Security Council resolution 2565 (2021) in order to facilitate equitable and affordable access to vaccines in situations of armed conflict, post-conflict situations and humanitarian emergencies.”

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4. “Gender- sensitive rehabilitation and reintegration support programmes, including support for education and training for children and young survivors of armed conflict, are essential. That is because the process of rebuilding communities and consolidating peace requires a focus on these children and young people, who are at risk of exclusion and social stigmatization, and who are easy targets for terrorist groups that recruit them into their ranks. Accordingly, the Niger has set up a centre that works closely with communities to ensure successful reintegration, with psychological support, for these distressed children whose only wish is the opportunity to lead a new life. The current health crisis has already become a crisis of children’s rights. When health systems break down on such a scale, so do protection and prevention mechanisms.”

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5. “Every school that closes is a door of opportunity that closes. In the face of this alarming situation of violations against children in armed conflicts, it is essential to develop an appropriate, contextual and sustained response. The Niger is making a formal call for concrete action to protect schools. The statement by the President of the Security Council on protecting schools from attack, adopted last September under the presidency of the Niger ( S/PRST/2020/8), and the Safe Schools Declaration, remain important instruments in this regard. The protection of children in armed conflict must be approached in a cross- sectoral manner, building on existing regional and national mechanisms.”

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6. “Owing to the pandemic, access to schools has been interrupted for 168 million people, a fact which has also highlighted the need to close the chasm of inequality between countries with regard to access to digital education. In the Sahel region in particular, the number of schools closed as a result of the security crisis and attacks on schools by terrorist groups has increased sixfold since 2017, with approximately 5,000 schools closed, disrupting the education of more than 700,000 children and depriving more than 20,000 teachers of the opportunity to practise their profession. The Niger is also concerned about the particular vulnerabilities of girls in the context of conflict. In countries affected by conflict, girls are half as likely to be enrolled in school as those living in countries at peace.”

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7. “Those children fall victim to the combined effects of humanitarian crises, climate-related security risks and economic insecurity accentuated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Today, conflict-related security and humanitarian crises are fuelling suffering around the world, as more than 79.5 million people have been forcibly displaced, with children the primary victims. It is therefore crucial that we collectively work to build a world of peace where all children can flourish. Conflicts and security-related and humanitarian crises undermine systems for protecting the most vulnerable, including children. For example, over 26,400 grave violations against children have been recorded in 21 situations. Approximately 75 million children have had their education disrupted by conflict, violence and insecurity in 35 countries.”

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8. “I would like to warmly congratulate Estonia on its presidency of the Security Council. The Niger welcomes Estonia’s decision to make the issue of children in armed conflict a priority of its term of office on the Council. I would like to reiterate my congratulations to Mr. António Guterres on his re-election as Secretary General of the United Nations and to welcome his commitment, and that of Ms. Henrietta Fore and Mr. Whitaker, to the important issue of the protection of children in armed conflict. I also welcome the presentation on this subject made by Mr Onisimus. The Niger is committed to helping to strengthen the protection of children in armed conflict.”

   2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source