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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on the government and some rebel groups in Central African Republic to keep children out of the fighting. The UN agency is highly concerned about the involvement of youth under 18 years of age who may be forced to fight, carry supplies, perform other support roles and be abused as sex slaves by armed groups.
“A number of rebel groups and various pro-government militias have become more active in recent weeks in the capital city of Bangui and across the country. Reliable sources have informed us that children are newly being recruited among their ranks. These reports are of serious concern,” said the UNICEF Representative for CAR, Souleymane Diabate.
Over the past weeks, rebel groups known as ‘Séléka’ attacked several towns in the northeast of the country and threatened to march on Bangui. Reportedly, the group halted their advance on the capital and agreed to start peace talks in Gabon.
“A number of rebel groups and various pro-government militias have become more active in recent weeks in the capital city of Bangui and across the country. Reliable sources have informed us that children are newly being recruited among their ranks. These reports are of serious concern,” said the UNICEF Representative for CAR, Souleymane Diabate.
Over the past weeks, rebel groups known as ‘Séléka’ attacked several towns in the northeast of the country and threatened to march on Bangui. Reportedly, the group halted their advance on the capital and agreed to start peace talks in Gabon.