Report on the Advocacy Mission to assess the situation of children in South Sudan
therefore convinced on the importance of a detailed assessment of
the situation of children in South Sudan as they are the most affected
group of the Community in the on-going Conflict. This in a way brings
the Committee in harmony with the positions of the AU Peace and
Security Council to address the needs of children according to the
Rights established under the various African Union Human Rights
Instruments; including the African Charter on Human and Peoples’
Rights, OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee
Problems in Africa, and the Convention for the Protection and
Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa.
4. In consideration of these facts the ACERWC passed a Resolution on
the situations of children in the Republic of South Sudan and Central
Africa Republic during the 23rd Ordinary Session held on 7-16 April
2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and decided to undertake a mission
whose overall objective was to advocate for improved protection
and response to children affected by armed conflict (CAAC) in South
Sudan. Specifically, the Mission had the objective of assessing the
impact of armed conflict on children in South Sudan and determines
key capacity and resource gaps for the prevention and response for
CAAC.
5. To this effect the Committee sent a Note Verbal to the Government
of South Sudan, which accepted and welcomed the Committee’s
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