some cases juveniles are mixed with adults in police cells. This forces the Police to release them on bond. Some parents are reported to prefer settlement of cases on children out of court. Measures that have been taken to protect children include sensitization counselling and reporting to local authorities. SECTION X: CONCLUSION It will be noted that Uganda has taken big strides towards promoting the right of the child to survival, development and protection for all children albeit the several challenges encountered. Challenges range from poverty, conflict, illiteracy to HIV/AIDS pandemic among others. These challenges are the ones pulling the country back in her achievements. It is definitely of great concern to the country that Uganda may not be able to reach many of her targets to achieve the millemium goals. One area that needs to be noted is that while in the area of child survival and child development some significant achievements have been made, the area of child protection has not made any significant improvement. Bleak as the picture remains, Uganda remains committed to improving the situation of children generally in the country and promises to accelerate all actions intended to uplift the situation of children in the country. In Uganda we believe that investing in children is the best investment the country can be proud of. 39