Committee for preventing violence against children in armed conflict meets

06 March 2020
Committee for preventing violence against children in armed conflict meets
Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye, officials from UN Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting and officials pose for a group photo at the coordination meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo:MNA

The Committee for Preventing Grave Violence against Children in Armed Conflict held the first coordination meeting with the UN Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (UNCTFMR), State media reported.

Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye, in his capacity as the chairman of committee, said Myanmar has enacted the Child Rights Law in 2019, and the committee was formed to protect children in armed conflict in line with the law.

The Committee for Preventing Grave Violence against Children in Armed Conflict was formed on 7 January 2019 to prevent violations.