Report on the Advocacy Mission to assess the situation of children in South Sudan to create resilience in families to be able to support their children. The delegation of course appreciates the remarkable steps the international community has made to address the plight of children in South Sudan through child rights approach. 36. Children comprise 60% of the inhabitants of South Sudan. South Sudan must come to this position immediately, children are not objects of war, and they are subjects and members of humanity. 37. The ACERWC, therefore, would like to draw the attention of the Government of South Sudan, Member States and other stakeholders to the following recommendations: • The ACERWC therefore strongly recommends the African Union, its member states and the international community to take all necessary measures to reduce the flow of arms into South Sudan in the interests of children, and commends all efforts towards disarmament and demobilization. • The Committee also urges the SPLM-IO to honor the commitment made in Addis Ababa to desist from mobilizing child soldiers, and to demobilize those already affected. A focal point for further liaison in this regard should also be immediately identified in SPLM-IO. • On abduction and sexual violence, It is important for the establishment in all affected areas of clear referral pathway that outlines roles and responsibilities and the processes which are to be followed by all actors to ensure that rape and sexual assault survivors are provided 24