The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) conducted orientation for Commanders of the MILF- Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) on November 18, 2014 at Camp Rajamuda, Pikit, North Cotabato.
There were Five Hundred (500) BIAF Commanders from the 108th Base Command, 109th Base Command and 110th Base Command of the Western Mindanao Front based at Camp Rajamuda that attended the orientation.
The orientation focused on the UN-MILF Action Plan for Non recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Conflict. Four (4) Modules were presented and discussed with Module-I pertaining to “The Children in Armed Conflict”. It was presented by Nor-Ayn Makakena from Plan International. She stressed the international definition of children as “18 years old below” and they should not be recruited and involved in armed conflict.
Second Module was on “Framework for Child Protection”, presented and discussed by Sittie Rajabia Morato, UNICEF Consultant. Her inputs include the basic rights of children. Third Module was on “Monitoring and Reporting in the Philippines”. The last module was on “Action Plan Implementation” presented by Shree Nadarajah from the UNICEF.
Ms. Nadarajah mentioned that only the MILF has an agreement with United Nation on non-recruitment, non-admission and non-use of children in armed conflict.
She also said that, Chairman Al Haj Murad Ibrahim and BIAF Chief Sammy Al-Mansur signed the agreement. After several presentations, questions and answers followed. Several clarifications were raised by the participants.
During the closing program, the three base commanders expressed their commitments in the implementation of the general order issued to them. One commander said, they are abiding with what have been stipulated in the general order signed by UN and MILF.
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The orientation focused on the UN-MILF Action Plan for Non recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Conflict. Four (4) Modules were presented and discussed with Module-I pertaining to “The Children in Armed Conflict”. It was presented by Nor-Ayn Makakena from Plan International. She stressed the international definition of children as “18 years old below” and they should not be recruited and involved in armed conflict.
Second Module was on “Framework for Child Protection”, presented and discussed by Sittie Rajabia Morato, UNICEF Consultant. Her inputs include the basic rights of children. Third Module was on “Monitoring and Reporting in the Philippines”. The last module was on “Action Plan Implementation” presented by Shree Nadarajah from the UNICEF.
Ms. Nadarajah mentioned that only the MILF has an agreement with United Nation on non-recruitment, non-admission and non-use of children in armed conflict.
She also said that, Chairman Al Haj Murad Ibrahim and BIAF Chief Sammy Al-Mansur signed the agreement. After several presentations, questions and answers followed. Several clarifications were raised by the participants.
During the closing program, the three base commanders expressed their commitments in the implementation of the general order issued to them. One commander said, they are abiding with what have been stipulated in the general order signed by UN and MILF.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1370-unicef-conducts-orientation-for-milf-biaf-commanders
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