LIST OF ACRONYMS ACERWC African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child AU African Union AUC African Union Commission BID Best Interest Determination CAAC Children Affected by Armed Conflict CAAFAGs Children Associated with Armed Forced and Groups CBCPN Community Based Child Protection Networks CSOs Civil Society Organizations DDR Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration FTR Family Tracking and Reunification IDPs Internally Displaced Persons IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development INGOs International Non-Governmental Organizations MRM Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations OAU Organization of African Unity POC Protection of Civilians SGBV Sexual and Gender-Based Violence SPLA Sudan’s People Liberation Army SPLM-IO Sudan’s People Liberation Movement In Opposition SRSG Special Representative of the Secretary-General UN United Nations UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNICEF United Nations International Children Emergency Fund UNMISS United Nations Mission in South Sudan