100s of Tamil Children are still missing or separated from their parents. They must be reunited as soon as possible! UN official told Sinhala Regime!

'Let child soldiers go home' says the UN

A senior United Nations envoy on children in conflict has asked the Sri Lankan government to release all detained Tamil Tiger child soldiers and reunite them with their families.

Tamil tigers were accused of abducting ans recruiting children

In statement, the UN special envoy on children and armed conflict, Major General Patric Cammaert, said examples from other parts of the world showed that children recovered better from traumatic experiences when living with their families.

separated from their parents

"Hundreds of children are still missing or separated from their parents. They must be reunited as soon as possible," the Dutch UN official told reporters

UN special envoy on children and armed conflict, said children who had been conscripted by the Tiger rebels should be allowed to return to their families.

He said that during his five-day visit to Sri Lanka he had met nearly three-hundred such children who'd been forcibly recruited by the rebels.

traumatic experiences

"The best practice in other parts of the world show that children recover better from traumatic experiences when living with their loved ones," Cammaert said at the end of a five-day visit to the island.

"The aftermath of the conflict makes children extremely vulnerable," he said. Women and girls are particularly vulnerable and preventive measures have to be taken to protect them from any form of abuse such as sexual violence."

UN envoy Cammaert said the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Save the Children should be allowed into all camps to help tracing and reunification of unaccompanied and separated children.

bbctamil.com