UN MISSION WELCOMES RELEASE OF CHILDREN RECRUITED BY ARMED GROUP IN DR CONGO

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Date: 16 Aug 2013 17:00:01 -0400
Subject: UN MISSION WELCOMES RELEASE OF CHILDREN RECRUITED BY ARMED
GROUP IN DR CONGO
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UN MISSION WELCOMES RELEASE OF CHILDREN RECRUITED BY ARMED GROUP IN DR
CONGONew York, Aug 16 2013 5:00PMThe United Nations peacekeeping
mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has welcomed the
release of 82 children from the Mayi Mayi Bakata Katanga armed group
through the joint efforts of aid agencies working in the country.

The children – 69 boys and 13 girls between the ages of 8 and 17 – had
reportedly been recruited during the past six months by elements of
Mayi Mayi Bakata Katanga, according to a
<"http://monusco.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=10846&ctl=Details&mid=13890&ItemID=20069&language=en-US">news
release issued by the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in DRC
(MONUSCO).

They were identified and separated through concerted efforts by child
protection agencies working together in Kibwela, Moba Territory, and
Kayumba, Manono Territory – all in Katanga province. About half of the
children were immediately reunited with their families, while the
others are receiving interim care pending reunification.

"We are extremely concerned by continued reports of active recruitment
by Mayi Mayi Bakata Katanga and other armed groups in eastern DRC,"
said Martin Kobler, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and
head of MONUSCO.

"Children face unacceptable risks when they are recruited for military
purposes," he noted. "The recruitment of children, particularly those
under 15 years of age, could constitute a war crime and those
responsible must be held to account."

The mission stated that, since the beginning of the year, 163 children
have been separated from Mayi Mayi Bakata Katanga by MONUSCO and child
protection partners.Aug 16 2013 5:00PM
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