Bahrain urges children’s protection in conflict zones

TDT | Manama              

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Addressing the session, he reaffirmed Bahrain's commitment to implementing initiatives and enacting legislation aimed at protecting and promoting children’s rights.

The Kingdom of Bahrain acceded to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991 and joined the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict and the Optional Protocol on the Sale and Exploitation of Children.
 
Ambassador Al-Ruwaie commended the UN Secretary-General's report on children and armed conflict, in which he welcomed the cooperation of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.
 
He noted the increasing conflicts and the multiplication of the number of armed actors, indicating the danger of hostilities that engulfed new areas, which worsened the horrific violations perpetrated against children, such as killing, maiming, kidnapping, recruitment, and other heinous crimes.
 
Ambassador Al Ruwae deplored increasing attacks that even target schools, hospitals, and infrastructure in conflict zones, urging all warring parties to commit to conventions and humanitarian law that stipulate the respect and implementation of international treaties relating to the rights of the child, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
 
He stressed the importance for all parties involved in conflicts to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches children, their families, and those who care for them and provides them with health care, education, and protection.