policies, programs and services for the rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of
children involved in armed conflict.
The rights enumerated in this section shall not hinder the application of other rights recognized and
guaranteed in the Constitution and other existing laws in keeping with the best interests of the child.
CHAPTER III
PREVENTION
Section 8. Prevention. - The State shall take all feasible measures to prevent the recruitment, rerecruitment, use, displacement of, or grave child rights violations against children involved in armed
conflict. It shall take all necessary measures to ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of
the provisions of this Act. Towards this end, the State shall:
(a) Prioritize children‘s issues in the peace program of the government and include
children s concerns, specifically the effects of armed, conflicts, in peace negotiations;
(b) Pursue in both formal and nonformal settings the mainstreaming of peace education
programs and the promotion of the culture of peace and nonviolence;
(c) Provide educational assistance, whether formal or alternative learning system, that
is child and culturally sensitive. Girls should have an equal right to education
irrespective of their status as mothers or wives;
(d) Develop and implement training programs and campaign towards promoting a
culture of peace and respect for human rights and international humanitarian law in
collaboration with civil society organizations;
(e) Provide capacity building on Local Governance and Community Development, and
ensure the participation of the Local Councils for the Protection of Children, various
organizations, especially of children’s and people’s organizations at the community
level. These organizations shall be involved in consultation and decision-making
processes and in the development and implementation of programs, projects and
activities established for them;
(f) Establish livelihood programs which shall be made available to communities in all
affected areas in order to alleviate the living conditions of the people;
(g) Make available basic health services in health facilities in all affected areas.
Culturally-sensitive nutrition programs and activities including supplementary feeding
shall also be made available. Efforts to support traditional health practices in indigenous
peoples’ area shall also be initiated;
(h) Establish basic facilities and infrastructure needed;
(i) Ensure that child protection mechanisms are present and functional; and
(j) Establish a comprehensive, effective and efficient system for monitoring and
reporting and response for violations as provided in Section 9 of this Act.