Yemen reiterates commitment to protect child rights
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Yemen has renewed its commitment to protect and enhance children rights in various areas.
The statement was made by Yemen's permanent representative Abdullah al-Sayidi in an open discussion in the United Nations Security Council (SC) on children and armed conflicts held in Thursday."Yemen was one of the first countries that have joined to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in May 1991 and its two optional protocols", al-Sayidi said.
He added that Yemen has ratified a number of related international agreements in addition to issuing some child-related legislations, topped by child rights law No. 45 in 2002 and juvenile protection law No. 24 for 1992.He made clear that Yemen has established the Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood and the Ministry of Human Rights as well as departments in several ministries and bodies that pay more attention to the children's rightsFurthermore, the government's strategies, programs and development plans since 1990s have tackled numerous issues of children, he said.Concerning impacts of rebellion conflict in Sa'ada province on children, al-Sayidi accentuated that the government was keen on the safety of the citizens and remained vigilant in its confrontations with the rebels to avoid civilian casualties, particularly children.In spite of its limited resources, Yemen has carried out its duties towards its citizens affected by the conflict. In cooperation with interested organizations, it presented humanitarian assistance to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and provide them an access to the IDPs camps."The overwhelming concern of the government currently is to bring peace back and reconstruct the conflict-affected area and return the IDPs, including children, to their homes", al-Sayidi said.He asserted that Yemen intends to pay more attention to the children issues in its future development programs and reconstruction plan in Sa'ada, calling on the international community to sustain the government's efforts in this regard.
Yemen's representative in UN concluded his speech by emphasizing the necessity of putting an end to the nonstop violations against children in the occupied Palestine, calling on the international community to assume its responsibilities to end the occupation on Palestine.
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