116.197

Recommendation
Cycle
  • Cycle 4 (2022 - 2027)
Session
  • 44 - November 2023
State under Review
State under Review - Regional Group
  • GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
State under Review - Organisations
  • ACS (Association of Caribbean States)
  • OAS (Organisation of American States)
  • OEI (Organisation of Ibero-American States)
Recommendation

Take the necessary preventive measures to counter the phenomenon of the use and recruitment of children by the various armed groups, and set the age of 18 years as the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the armed forces

Recommending State
Recommending State - Regional Group
  • WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
Recommending State - Organisations
  • EU (European Union)
  • OIF (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie)
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • International humanitarian law
  • Rights of the Child
Related document
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116.197 Take the necessary preventive measures to counter the phenomenon of the use and recruitment of children by the various armed groups, and set the age of 18 years as the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the armed forces (Belgium);