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  1. “By working collaboratively with other nations, international organizations and civil society, we seek to ensure that children caught up in armed conflict are provided with the necessary support, care and protection they deserve.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “Importantly, we also place significant emphasis on initiatives that focus on demobilizing child soldiers, providing psychosocial support and rehabilitation for the children affected and reintegrating them into their communities. We were particularly pleased to note the rehabilitation of former child soldiers in many conflict areas. States must uphold their responsibility to protect children both within their borders and in conflict- affected areas. It is crucial to strengthen legal frameworks, enhance child-protection mechanisms and invest in the rehabilitation and reintegration of children who have been affected by armed conflict. South Africa will continue to advocate for strong international mechanisms and adherence to them through active dialogues and partnerships in order to address the issue effectively.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “We have also supported, and will continue to support, various campaigns, aimed at protecting children, such as the UNICEF-led “Children, not Soldiers” campaign and, more recently, “Act to Protect Children Affected by Conflict”. We also support the Security Council’s own Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. South Africa has advocated and will continue to advocate for the inclusion of child-protection provisions in peace processes and peace agreements. Similarly, we also promote the integration of child- protection measures into the mandates of peacekeeping missions, which often involve child-protection efforts in conflict-affected areas.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “We also strongly reject any actions that contribute to grave violations and are particularly concerned about the assertion in the report that State actors are responsible for the majority of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals and the denial of humanitarian access, especially when they bear the primary responsibility for protecting children. South Africa continues to see merit in further initiatives to protect children during and in armed conflict. We continue to support the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and the critical report produced by her as an apolitical tool that seeks to protect society’s most precious and most vulnerable asset.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “It goes without saying that the best course of action to protect children is to pursue peace and prevent situations of armed conflict. Yet until that ideal is achieved, we must be pragmatic in ensuring that the most vulnerable are not exposed to the consequences of armed conflict. Therefore, South Africa emphasizes the critical importance of the United Nations as a facilitator in protecting children in such situations. We encourage parties involved in conflict, State and non-State actors alike, to work with the United Nations and its agencies to provide the necessary humanitarian support and implement action plans to protect children.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  6. “As Member States of this organ, it is imperative that efforts be concentrated to protect the most vulnerable from the serious consequences of conflict. The international community, through various frameworks and conventions, has recognized the rights of children, including their protection, during armed conflicts. South Africa therefore remains deeply concerned that, despite those frameworks and conventions, perpetrators continue to disregard international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The report with which we are interacting today is a consequence of those measures and serves as another means to encourage accountability for States to work with the United Nations to protect children in armed conflict, especially from grave violations.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source

  7. “I wish to begin by acknowledging the importance of this annual debate and, importantly, the Secretary-General’s annual report (S/2023/363), which sheds light on the continued high level of violations affecting children caught up in armed conflict. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends on Children and Armed Conflict. It is disconcerting that children, as the most vulnerable members of society, bear the brunt of violence, displacement and loss during times of conflict. We have noted and are deeply concerned that grave violations have increased in Colombia, Palestine, Mali, Libya and the Sudan, to name but a few places.”

    2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source