As the insurgents of the March 23 (M3) movement throughout the Kiv area continue the progress of the insurgents, the government warns the closure of schools due to widespread instability in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On the other hand, UNICEF expresses her concerns about rape against children and the increase in soldier children.
Valerio Palromaro – Vatican Cyudat
More than one million children cannot attend the school in the Eastern Provinces of the Republic of the Congo Democrats, Kiv Norde and Kiv Sur, by the M23 -backed M23 -backed M23. According to the Ministry of Education, the current crisis has closed 2,594 schools, of which 1,483 kv Norte and 1,111 in Give Success, which affects more than 1.1 million children.
M23’s insecurity and premature
Many schools have been bombed, destroyed or demanded by armed groups to convert them into military bases. The climate of permanent protection provided in the presence of M23 insurgents complicates any effort to return to normalcy in schools. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. Bukwah, the provincial capital, was occupied by M23 in mid -February, and many people fled. And in the south, Evira lives the days of great tension under the threat of the advent of insurgents. Meanwhile, the M3’s political branch, the Congo River Alliance, announced it in the capital city of Kiv Del North, after it was done in Kiv Dell Surr.
Alarmef
In this context of tension, UNICEF expressed concern over a significant increase in complaints of severe violations against children in some parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The number of incidents has tripled since the last violence has increased. During this period, statistics reveal that sexual violence cases have been multiplied more than twice, and the kidnapping is sexual, killing and mutations have been multiplied by attacks by schools and hospitals. “We have invited all parties in the conflict to complete these terrible and severe violations against children,” said Jean Frankois Bass, African’s ATICEF functional representative. “Conflict,” destroys families, which causes general safety and has rapidly undermine the progress made in recent years. Victim children, including people who live on the street, tell us that they are afraid of their lives ».
RecruitmentFor children
UNICEF is actively concerned about the mass recruitment reports of young people in the conflict, which is often small, often small, which significantly increases the risk of trafficking and recruiting children. Since the launch of world records in 2005, there is a large number of children who have confirmed that children have been recruited in the conflict. Increasing the violence of the beginning of this year, with the rapid advancement of the M23, worsens the situation; The United Nations says it is cooperating with the government under an action plan signed in 2012 to end the recruitment of children’s recruitment and other severe violations.
