New York – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, welcomes the release of 21 children detained by Sudanese authorities for their association with armed groups. The boys had been captured during military operations in Darfur and were detained in Khartoum, in some cases since April 2015. The Special [...]
New York- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, is encouraged by the commitment expressed by Sudanese authorities following the signing of an Action Plan to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children in the country’s national security forces. “The Vice-President, the Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs and [...]
Leila Zerrougui witnessed the signature of the Action Plan. ©UN
Khartoum, Sudan– In an important milestone for the protection of children in Sudan, the Government signed an Action Plan with the United Nations to prevent the recruitment and use of children by Sudan Government Security Forces. The United Nations welcomes the Government’s commitment to protect children from violations in armed conflict. “We will work to [...]
Who: Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict What: Mission to Sudan When: 26-30 March 2016 Where: Khartoum, Darfur and field locations New York – Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, will travel to Sudan from 26 to 30 March to assess the [...]
