Sri Lanka has rehabilitated 594 child soldiers since end of war, UN told
Since the end of the separatist war in 2009, Sri Lanka has rehabilitated 594 former child soldiers recruited by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) and reunited them with their families, the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mohan Peiris said
Since the end of the separatist war in 2009, Sri Lanka has rehabilitated 594 former child soldiers recruited by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) and reunited them with their families, the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mohan Peiris said.
An unspecified number of non-combatant children recruited by the LTTE have also been reunited with their loved ones, according to Peiris.
Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on armed conflict repatriation of children from conflict zones, Peiris highlighted steps taken by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to assist children affected and used in the separatist war.
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