![]() These outcomes inspire hope in existing capabilities to ensure child safety. ![]() Patrick Kumi for their rich perspectives which, rightly, point us to the need for action on the commitments and promises we have all made, as an international community, to the world’s children.Įarlier this year, as Ghana joined in the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Children and Armed Conflict mandate, we were encouraged by the outcomes that the Office of the SRSG, UNICEF, and others, have achieved over the last two decades, including: the successful release of hundreds of thousands of children from the custody of armed groups and their reintegration into society the development and implementation of action plans by parties to conflict and the provision of services to survivors and affected families. ![]() Finding ways to protect children from the harsh, daily reality they face, growing up in communities ravaged by armed conflict, is the singular most important responsibility we can exercise to defend the defenseless and most vulnerable.Let me also express appreciation to SRSG Virginia Gamba, Ms. Has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind.” Today, as we meet in this Chamber, united by our collective aspiration to protect children and ensure their well-being, Ghana wishes to express appreciation to Brazil for convening this highlevel open debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC). In the words of my illustrious compatriot and former Secretary General, Busumuru Kofi Annan: “we were all children once and we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which Your Excellency Fernando Simas Magalhães, ViceMinister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil,
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