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<p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides funding of £150,000 over three years
(January 2013-December 2015) to the Office of the UN Special Representative of the
Secretary General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict. These funds strengthen the
UN SRSG's capacity to monitor violations committed against children in situations
of concern, in line with UNSC Resolutions 1612, 1882, 1998 on children and armed conflict
and including countries covered by the UN SRSG's campaign, such as Burma and South
Sudan.</p><p>Children and Armed Conflict is an important personal priority. I am leading
a campaign to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers and to protect children from
becoming victims of sexual violence in five priority countries: Democratic Republic
of Congo, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad and Burma. I have raised the issue with a number
of leaders, including most recently with the Somali President during a visit in April.<br><br>The
UN SRSG will take part in the End Sexual Violence in Conflict Summit, from 10-13 June
in London, where she will join a Ministerial roundtable that I am hosting on Children
and Armed Conflict.</p>
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