UN WELCOMES BURMA'S RELEASE OF DOZENS OF CHILDREN FROM ITS ARMED FORCES

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UN WELCOMES MYANMAR'S RELEASE OF DOZENS OF CHILDREN FROM ITS ARMED FORCES
New York, Aug 7 2013 10:00AM
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today welcomed the release
of 68 children and young people from Myanmar's armed forces known as
Tatmadaw, carried out under the auspices of an accord between the
Government and the world body.

"I have always said the military is not a place for a child to grow
up. We are very happy for the children and young people being
discharged today," said the UN Resident Coordinator for Myanmar, Ashok
Nigam. "We congratulate them and wish them and their families well as
they reunite."

Today's release follows the discharge of 42 children in September
2012, 24 children in February, and a further 42 children and young
people in July.

Mr. Nigam said this was "a positive step towards the commitment by the
Myanmar Government under the Action Plan to prevent and end the
recruitment or use of children by the Tatmadaw."

UNICEF Myanmar's Deputy Representative in Yangon, Shalini Bahuguna,
noted that the latest release is the largest since the Myanmar signed
the Action Plan with the UN Country Taskforce in June last year. The
Plan seeks to ensure the monitoring and reporting of grave child
rights violations in accordance to Security Council Resolution 1612.

Adopted in 2005, the resolution requested Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon to establish a monitoring and reporting mechanism to provide
timely and reliable information on six grave children's rights
violations, which include the recruitment and use of children by armed
forces and armed groups.

"The time has come for the mass release of all children from the
Myanmar armed forces," Ms. Bahuguna said. "We welcome today's release
and further encourage the Myanmar Government and the Tatmadaw to
continue accelerating identification and registration so that all
children are discharged as a matter of urgency."

Ms. Bahuguna also urged the Government to ratify the Optional Protocol
to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on involvement of
children in armed conflicts to bolster its positive actions.
Aug 7 2013 10:00AM
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